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 06:28 AM and sunset is at 05:44 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Cool air temperatures (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
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
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
12:57PM6.90m
1:14AM6.96m
1:32PM6.71m
1:49AM6.70m
2:06PM6.39m
2:23AM6.32m
2:41PM5.99m
2:59AM5.87m
3:18PM5.52m
3:39AM5.37m
4:03PM5.04m
4:33AM4.88m
5:11PM4.63m
5:58AM4.56m
6:51PM4.51m
7:33AM4.62m
8:11PM4.78m
8:39AM4.98m
9:05PM5.26m
9:27AM5.49m
9:49PM5.82m
10:09AM6.04m
10:28PM6.38m
10:47AM6.57m
11:05PM6.89m
11:24AM7.02m
11:42PM7.28m
12:02PM7.32m
Low Tide
7:44AM0.07m
7:57PM0.26m
8:14AM0.29m
8:27PM0.51m
8:44AM0.62m
8:56PM0.84m
9:13AM1.00m
9:26PM1.21m
9:45AM1.41m
10:00PM1.62m
10:23AM1.83m
10:42PM2.03m
11:12AM2.20m
11:42PM2.38m
12:27PM2.46m
1:21AM2.51m
2:22PM2.37m
3:09AM2.20m
3:41PM1.91m
4:10AM1.65m
4:32PM1.35m
4:55AM1.06m
5:14PM0.81m
5:35AM0.52m
5:53PM0.36m
6:13AM0.10m
6:30PM0.04m
6:50AM-0.16m
7:08PM-0.11m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
NW
6
0.2
WNW
3
0.6
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
5
2.2
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
6
0.8
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.6
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.3
SW
7
0.9
SW
6
1
SW
4
1.6
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.2
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.6
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
4
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
5
0.3
SE
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
5
SW
0
SSE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
30
SW
20
W
20
WSW
30
SW
40
SSW
25
W
25
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
W
5
NNW
10
SE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
20
N
15
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
SSW
5
NNW
15
NNE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
S
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
 mm 
2
1
3
1
2
4
2
max°C
13
12
9
8
7
8
11
13
14
12
12
10
10
10
11
10
10
8
9
9
9
9
10
9
10
10
11
11
11
10
7
8
9
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
9
9
10
Moonrise
9:42
10:57
12:11
1:22
2:27
3:22
4:05
4:37
5:00
5:18
5:33
5:45
5:58
6:11
6:27
Moonset
7:10
7:23
7:40
8:01
8:29
9:09
10:01
11:05
12:19
1:37
2:57
4:18
5:39
7:02
8:29
Sunrise
6:28
6:26
6:24
6:22
6:20
6:18
6:16
6:13
6:11
6:09
6:07
6:03
6:01
6:00
5:58
5:56
Sunset
5:44
5:45
5:47
5:49
5:51
5:52
5:53
5:55
5:58
5:59
6:00
6:02
6:04
6:06
6:07
6:08
Today's sea temperature in Folkestone is
9.3° C
(Statistics for 06 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 7.4 max: 9.1 min: 4.9°C)
Issued (local time): 5 am Friday 06 Mar 2026
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