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 04:54 AM and sunset is at 09:06 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm air temperatures (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Wave Height Map
High Tide
1:42PM6.63m
2:02AM6.55m
2:23PM6.71m
2:44AM6.55m
3:06PM6.69m
3:29AM6.45m
3:52PM6.56m
4:19AM6.27m
4:43PM6.34m
5:13AM6.02m
5:41PM6.08m
6:16AM5.79m
6:47PM5.87m
7:25AM5.65m
7:56PM5.78m
8:34AM5.67m
9:03PM5.85m
9:36AM5.83m
10:03PM6.03m
10:33AM6.06m
10:58PM6.25m
11:24AM6.32m
11:48PM6.44m
Low Tide
8:36AM0.56m
8:59PM0.54m
9:16AM0.52m
9:39PM0.49m
9:56AM0.57m
10:19PM0.54m
10:37AM0.70m
11:01PM0.67m
11:20AM0.91m
11:46PM0.88m
12:07PM1.16m
00:37AM1.12m
1:01PM1.43m
1:37AM1.36m
2:09PM1.63m
2:55AM1.49m
3:35PM1.64m
4:19AM1.39m
4:54PM1.41m
5:28AM1.10m
5:56PM1.05m
6:23AM0.78m
6:48PM0.70m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.3
NE
5.0
0.4
NE
5.0
0.3
NE
4.0
0.9
SW
4.0
1.2
SW
5.0
0.8
SW
5.0
1.1
SW
5.0
2
SW
6.0
1.3
SW
8.0
0.8
SW
7.0
1.3
SW
5.0
0.8
SW
5.0
0.4
SW
5.0
0.7
SW
4.0
0.4
SW
4.0
0.2
WSW
5.0
0.1
SW
8.0
0.2
ENE
3.0
0.2
WSW
7.0
1.1
SW
4.0
0.8
SW
5.0
0.8
SW
4.0
0.7
SW
4.0
0.4
WSW
5.0
0.6
SW
4.0
0.9
SW
4.0
0.6
SW
5.0
0.4
SW
5.0
1
SW
4.0
0.5
SW
4.0
0.8
SW
4.0
1.2
SW
5.0
0.8
SW
6.0
0.4
SW
6.0
0.6
SW
3.0
0.3
SW
3.0
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
10
NE
15
E
10
ESE
35
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
35
SW
50
SW
30
W
25
WNW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
25
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
5
SSE
10
WSW
35
SW
15
W
30
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WNW
15
WSW
30
SW
10
WNW
30
SW
35
SW
20
NW
10
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
 mm 
5
1
2
5
3
max°C
20
21
18
19
19
17
18
18
17
21
21
19
20
22
22
22
24
20
22
20
18
18
18
18
19
21
18
19
19
19
17
18
19
19
20
18
Moonrise
10:43
10:57
11:09
11:22
11:36
11:53
12:15
12:48
1:36
2:42
4:02
Moonset
7:34
8:56
10:18
11:40
1:03
2:30
3:59
5:28
6:50
7:56
8:43
9:15
Sunrise
4:54
4:54
4:56
4:58
4:58
5:00
5:01
5:03
5:03
5:05
5:05
5:07
Sunset
9:06
9:05
9:04
9:02
9:01
9:00
9:00
8:59
8:58
8:55
8:54
8:53
Today's sea temperature in Folkestone is 17.8 °C (Statistics for 13 Jul 1981-2005 – mean: 15.6 max: 16.9 min: 14.4°C)
Issued (local time): 12 pm Sunday 13 Jul 2025
Forecast update inUpdates in  hr  min  sUpdate imminent
Nearest