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Folkestone surf Forecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 25 Apr 2024 BST
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
Folkestone surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Folkestone sea temperature is 10.6°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 9.6 °C max: 11.1 °C min: 7.6 °C)
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Folkestone surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Folkestone sea temperature is 10.6°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 9.6 °C max: 11.1 °C min: 7.6 °C)
How big are the waves at Folkestone today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone at 5AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
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| Energy (?) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 54 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 167 | 187 | 118 | 71 | 100 | 217 | 241 | 94 | 106 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:41AM 6.74 | 12:59PM 6.73 | 1:14AM 6.79 | 1:32PM 6.74 | 1:48AM 6.73 | 2:07PM 6.64 | 2:25AM 6.56 | 2:45PM 6.42 | 3:05AM 6.28 | 3:28PM 6.10 | 3:52AM 5.91 | 4:20PM 5.73 | 4:50AM 5.52 | 5:25PM 5.40 | 6:06AM 5.26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:27PM 0.56 | 7:44AM 0.45 | 8:01PM 0.54 | 8:18AM 0.51 | 8:35PM 0.64 | 8:54AM 0.67 | 9:12PM 0.83 | 9:31AM 0.90 | 9:51PM 1.08 | 10:13AM 1.18 | 10:36PM 1.37 | 11:01AM 1.47 | 11:30PM 1.62 | 12:00PM 1.71 | 12:36AM 1.77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:16 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
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