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 06:46 AM and sunset is at 06:45 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning). | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 13–16 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sun 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 11:45AM6.72m | 00:04AM6.85m | 12:21PM7.10m | 00:40AM7.16m | 12:57PM7.34m | 1:16AM7.31m | 1:34PM7.40m | 1:55AM7.26m | 2:14PM7.26m | 2:35AM7.02m | 2:56PM6.93m | 3:19AM6.59m | 3:43PM6.42m | 4:09AM6.05m | 4:39PM5.83m | 5:12AM5.49m | 5:51PM5.32m | 6:35AM5.14m | 7:23PM5.13m | 8:06AM5.21m | 8:46PM5.36m | 9:16AM5.59m | 9:46PM5.78m | 10:09AM6.06m | 10:35PM6.22m | 10:54AM6.49m | 11:17PM6.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50PM0.29m | 7:07AM0.24m | 7:26PM0.04m | 7:44AM0.08m | 8:03PM-0.05m | 8:21AM0.08m | 8:41PM0.03m | 8:59AM0.23m | 9:21PM0.28m | 9:40AM0.53m | 10:03PM0.65m | 10:25AM0.93m | 10:52PM1.11m | 11:17AM1.37m | 11:50PM1.56m | 12:24PM1.74m | 1:07AM1.87m | 1:51PM1.89m | 2:38AM1.87m | 3:21PM1.66m | 3:59AM1.53m | 4:31PM1.20m | 4:58AM1.08m | 5:23PM0.72m | 5:46AM0.67m | 6:07PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 2 | SE 3 | S 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | NE 3 | E 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 8 | SW 4 | E 2 | E 2 | ENE 2 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
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some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | cloudy | light rain | heavy rain | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | |
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mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 11 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
Moonrise | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 10:44 | — | — | — | 12:09 | — | — | 1:35 | — | — | 3:00 | — | — | 4:21 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 8:16 |
Moonset | 6:26 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 10:36 | — | — | 12:04 | — | — | 1:26 | — | — | 2:36 | — | — | — | 3:29 | — | — | 4:06 | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
 | 6:46 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 |
 | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
Today's sea temperature in Folkestone is 19.1°C (Statistics for 26 Sep 1981-2005 – mean: 16.6 max: 18.0 min: 14.5°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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