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 — and sunset is at —.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Cool air temperatures (max 10°C on Fri night, min 4°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Cool air temperatures (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SW by Tue morning).

Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
6:15PM5.04m
7:01AM5.08m
7:40PM5.17m
8:17AM5.33m
8:46PM5.55m
9:14AM5.73m
9:36PM6.00m
10:00AM6.14m
10:19PM6.41m
10:41AM6.50m
10:58PM6.72m
11:18AM6.74m
11:35PM6.91m
11:54AM6.86m
00:10AM6.96m
12:28PM6.84m
00:44AM6.86m
1:01PM6.69m
1:17AM6.63m
1:34PM6.41m
1:51AM6.29m
2:08PM6.05m
2:26AM5.88m
2:44PM5.63m
3:05AM5.42m
3:27PM5.19m
3:54AM4.97m
4:28PM4.80m
Low Tide
1:32AM2.00m
2:22PM1.93m
3:02AM1.69m
3:36PM1.53m
4:05AM1.20m
4:30PM1.07m
4:53AM0.75m
5:13PM0.69m
5:34AM0.41m
5:51PM0.43m
6:10AM0.22m
6:25PM0.31m
6:42AM0.18m
6:57PM0.31m
7:13AM0.27m
7:27PM0.42m
7:43AM0.46m
7:57PM0.62m
8:13AM0.73m
8:27PM0.90m
8:44AM1.07m
9:00PM1.24m
9:19AM1.43m
9:38PM1.61m
10:00AM1.80m
10:24PM1.96m
10:52AM2.11m
11:25PM2.24m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.8
SW
6
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
NW
3
0.7
NW
5
0.4
NW
6
0.9
WSW
4
1.4
SW
6
0.9
SW
7
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
W
5
0.4
WSW
6
0.3
W
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
W
5
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
1
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.6
SW
6
1
SW
4
1.7
SW
6
1.2
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.4
SW
6
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
3
SW
7
3
SW
9
0.9
WSW
7
1.3
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
5
0.5
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
3
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
5
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
20
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
10
W
35
SW
30
W
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
SW
15
W
20
W
30
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WNW
25
NW
5
NNW
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
20
S
60
SW
30
W
40
NE
35
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
30
N
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
 mm 
2
1
1
1
4
2
max°C
10
8
9
6
7
8
9
9
10
8
10
13
12
12
13
13
13
11
10
8
11
11
11
11
9
8
10
11
12
16
15
6
6
8
9
9
8
9
9
8
9
9
8
10
11
8
10
Moonrise
12:54
3:17
4:36
5:53
7:08
8:23
9:38
10:52
12:05
1:14
2:13
3:00
3:35
4:02
4:21
Moonset
4:09
5:28
5:42
5:55
6:06
6:17
6:30
6:45
7:04
7:30
8:05
8:51
9:51
11:00
12:15
1:32
Sunrise
5:39
6:37
5:35
5:33
5:31
5:28
5:26
5:24
5:22
5:20
5:16
5:15
5:13
5:11
5:09
5:07
Sunset
6:21
7:22
6:23
6:25
6:28
6:29
6:30
6:32
6:34
6:36
6:37
6:38
6:40
6:42
6:44
Today's sea temperature in Folkestone is
9.9° C
(Statistics for 27 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 8.3 max: 9.6 min: 6.3°C)
Issued (local time): 11 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026
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