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 06:30 AM and sunset is at 07:07 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun night). | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 13–16 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thu 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 3:06PM6.41m | 3:24AM6.06m | 3:44PM5.91m | 4:03AM5.56m | 4:25PM5.38m | 4:49AM5.05m | 5:19PM4.87m | 5:57AM4.62m | 6:46PM4.53m | 7:39AM4.50m | 8:23PM4.59m | 8:59AM4.77m | 9:27PM4.95m | 9:52AM5.21m | 10:14PM5.42m | 10:33AM5.73m | 10:53PM5.93m | 11:10AM6.25m | 11:29PM6.42m | 11:45AM6.72m | 00:04AM6.85m | 12:21PM7.10m | 00:40AM7.16m | 12:57PM7.34m | 1:16AM7.31m | 1:34PM7.40m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM0.79m | 10:01PM0.97m | 10:14AM1.20m | 10:34PM1.42m | 10:49AM1.63m | 11:12PM1.85m | 11:33AM2.03m | 00:03AM2.22m | 12:34PM2.36m | 1:16AM2.45m | 2:06PM2.48m | 3:00AM2.38m | 3:47PM2.21m | 4:20AM1.98m | 4:49PM1.71m | 5:11AM1.47m | 5:34PM1.18m | 5:52AM0.97m | 6:13PM0.69m | 6:30AM0.55m | 6:50PM0.29m | 7:07AM0.24m | 7:26PM0.04m | 7:44AM0.08m | 8:03PM-0.05m | 8:21AM0.08m | 8:41PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | W 3 | N 4 | NW 6 | N 6 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 2 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
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some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | rain shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | rain shwrs | light rain | |
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mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 |
max °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Moonrise | 1:09 | — | — | 2:18 | — | — | — | 3:18 | — | — | 4:05 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
Moonset | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 10:59 | — | — | — | 12:06 | — | — | 1:19 | — | — | 2:35 | — | — | 3:51 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 10:36 | — | — | 12:04 | — | — | 1:26 |
 | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
Today's sea temperature in Folkestone is 19.4°C (Statistics for 16 Sep 1981-2005 – mean: 17.0 max: 18.7 min: 14.6°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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