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 08:24 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very warm air temperatures (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 13–16 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, near gales from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wed 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 10:36AM6.17m | 11:02PM6.40m | 11:28AM6.59m | 11:52PM6.74m | 12:15PM6.93m | 00:38AM6.96m | 1:00PM7.14m | 1:22AM7.04m | 1:42PM7.18m | 2:03AM6.96m | 2:23PM7.05m | 2:44AM6.74m | 3:03PM6.77m | 3:24AM6.39m | 3:43PM6.36m | 4:05AM5.95m | 4:25PM5.88m | 4:49AM5.48m | 5:13PM5.38m | 5:43AM5.02m | 6:15PM4.94m | 6:56AM4.70m | 7:36PM4.72m | 8:18AM4.65m | 8:52PM4.78m | 9:26AM4.87m | 9:52PM5.05m | 10:18AM5.23m | 10:39PM5.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58PM0.82m | 6:24AM0.53m | 6:48PM0.34m | 7:11AM0.17m | 7:33PM-0.00m | 7:53AM-0.02m | 8:15PM-0.16m | 8:33AM-0.04m | 8:54PM-0.11m | 9:10AM0.11m | 9:30PM0.11m | 9:45AM0.40m | 10:06PM0.47m | 10:19AM0.77m | 10:40PM0.91m | 10:53AM1.20m | 11:14PM1.36m | 11:28AM1.62m | 11:52PM1.80m | 12:10PM2.02m | 00:41AM2.17m | 1:07PM2.35m | 1:55AM2.40m | 2:47PM2.47m | 3:47AM2.31m | 4:27PM2.20m | 4:58AM1.93m | 5:25PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 3 | ENE 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | WSW 2 | NW 2 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 |
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clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | mod rain | cloudy | some clouds | clear | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | risk tstorm | cloudy | clear | some clouds | light rain | |
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mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 |
max °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Moonrise | 3:20 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 10:26 | — | — | 11:43 | — | — | 1:00 | — | — | 2:15 | — | — | — | 3:27 | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:23 |
Moonset | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:18 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 10:10 | — | — | 10:39 | — | — | 11:18 | — | — | — | 12:10 | — | — | 1:13 | — | — | 2:24 | — | — | 3:39 | — |
 | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — |
 | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:54 |
Today's sea temperature in Folkestone is 20.7° C (Statistics for 11 Aug 1981-2005 – mean: 17.2 max: 18.2 min: 15.6°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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