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 07:54 AM and sunset is at 03:48 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Wed morning). | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu morning, light winds from the NE by Sat night). | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, strong winds from the N by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 10:32AM6.03m | 10:52PM6.09m | 11:09AM6.17m | 11:29PM6.24m | 11:46AM6.26m | 00:05AM6.34m | 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 | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40PM1.09m | 6:00AM1.09m | 6:18PM0.94m | 6:39AM0.95m | 6:56PM0.84m | 7:17AM0.87m | 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 | |||||||||||||
SW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SSE 4 | SW 4 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NW 6 | NE 2 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | |
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some clouds | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | light rain | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | |
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max°C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Moonrise | 8:00 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 10:05 | — | — | 10:27 | — | — | 10:44 | — | — | 10:58 | — | — | 11:11 | — | — | 11:23 | — | — | 11:36 | — | — | 11:51 | — | — | 12:11 | — | — |
Moonset | 2:42 | — | — | — | 3:37 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 11:07 | — | — | — | 12:27 | — | — | 1:51 | — | — | 3:19 | — | — |
 | 7:54 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
 | — | 3:48 | — | — | 3:48 | — | — | 3:49 | — | — | 3:49 | — | — | 3:51 | — | — | 3:52 | — | — | 3:52 | — | — | 3:52 | — | — | 3:53 | — | — | 3:55 | — | — | 3:55 | — | — | 3:56 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Folkestone is 11.5° C (Statistics for 19 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 9.9 max: 11.3 min: 8.4°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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