Folkestone Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Folkestone Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at — and sunset is at 03:49 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Low air temperatures (max 6°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue night, min 3°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Sat
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
12:22PM6.29m
00:42AM6.38m
1:00PM6.28m
1:20AM6.38m
1:39PM6.21m
2:01AM6.31m
2:22PM6.09m
2:45AM6.19m
3:09PM5.93m
3:35AM6.03m
4:04PM5.76m
4:32AM5.86m
5:08PM5.63m
5:39AM5.76m
6:18PM5.62m
6:49AM5.81m
7:26PM5.77m
7:54AM6.00m
8:28PM6.03m
8:53AM6.28m
9:24PM6.33m
9:48AM6.56m
10:15PM6.62m
10:39AM6.80m
Low Tide
7:34PM0.81m
7:56AM0.85m
8:12PM0.84m
8:35AM0.88m
8:51PM0.93m
9:14AM0.96m
9:31PM1.05m
9:56AM1.07m
10:13PM1.21m
10:40AM1.18m
11:00PM1.37m
11:30AM1.30m
11:53PM1.51m
12:28PM1.38m
00:58AM1.60m
1:40PM1.38m
2:16AM1.55m
2:58PM1.23m
3:34AM1.30m
4:09PM0.93m
4:39AM0.94m
5:08PM0.59m
5:34AM0.57m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.5
NE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.6
ENE
6
2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.1
NE
6
1
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
NE
4
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
0.8
ENE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
NNE
5
1.6
NE
7
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
NE
5
0.5
W
3
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
6
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
10
E
15
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
50
ENE
50
NE
55
NE
45
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
40
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
45
NNE
25
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
 mm 
1
max°C
10
10
6
6
5
4
5
4
2
3
3
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
3
4
4
5
5
6
5
7
7
6
6
3
5
6
6
8
Moonrise
10:27
10:44
10:58
11:11
11:23
11:36
11:51
12:11
12:40
1:22
2:24
Moonset
5:57
7:14
8:32
9:49
11:07
12:27
1:51
3:19
4:51
6:20
7:37
8:34
Sunrise
7:56
7:56
7:56
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:58
Sunset
3:49
3:51
3:52
3:52
3:52
3:53
3:55
3:55
3:56
3:56
3:59
4:00
Today's sea temperature in Folkestone is
11.2° C
(Statistics for 22 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 9.8 max: 11.2 min: 8.4°C)
Issued (local time): 5 pm Monday 22 Dec 2025
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