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 05:33 AM and sunset is at 08:13 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4–6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun night, calm by Wed afternoon). | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Sat 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 1:01PM7.51m | 1:22AM7.54m | 1:44PM7.31m | 2:06AM7.23m | 2:28PM6.92m | 2:51AM6.73m | 3:15PM6.40m | 3:40AM6.13m | 4:06PM5.83m | 4:37AM5.52m | 5:09PM5.31m | 5:50AM5.04m | 6:29PM5.00m | 7:17AM4.87m | 7:52PM5.01m | 8:30AM5.01m | 8:55PM5.23m | 9:24AM5.28m | 9:43PM5.53m | 10:08AM5.60m | 10:25PM5.83m | 10:46AM5.91m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49AM-0.33m | 8:10PM-0.12m | 8:33AM-0.16m | 8:54PM0.08m | 9:18AM0.20m | 9:40PM0.44m | 10:04AM0.66m | 10:28PM0.89m | 10:53AM1.18m | 11:20PM1.35m | 11:47AM1.65m | 00:20AM1.74m | 12:51PM1.99m | 1:31AM1.96m | 2:08PM2.12m | 2:50AM1.94m | 3:24PM2.01m | 3:58AM1.72m | 4:23PM1.75m | 4:49AM1.44m | 5:09PM1.47m | 5:30AM1.18m | 5:48PM1.21m | ||||||||||||
ENE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | S 3 | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | ENE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | N 6 | NNE 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | |
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clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | |
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max°C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Moonrise | 5:52 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 11:19 | — | — | 12:37 | — | — | 1:52 | — | — | — | 3:03 | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 6:33 |
Moonset | — | — | 11:26 | — | — | — | 12:45 | — | — | 1:44 | — | — | 2:24 | — | — | 2:51 | — | — | 3:10 | — | — | 3:24 | — | — | 3:35 | — | — | 3:45 | — | — | 3:55 | — | — | 4:06 | — |
 | 5:33 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:13 | — |
 | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:30 |
Today's sea temperature in Folkestone is 11.0 °C (Statistics for 29 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 9.8 max: 11.1 min: 8.1°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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