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 05:24 AM and sunset is at 08:19 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Cool air temperatures (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 6:48PM5.30m | 7:32AM5.33m | 8:09PM5.55m | 8:45AM5.70m | 9:13PM6.01m | 9:43AM6.19m | 10:06PM6.50m | 10:33AM6.67m | 10:53PM6.93m | 11:18AM7.03m | 11:38PM7.23m | 12:02PM7.22m | 00:21AM7.34m | 12:44PM7.24m | 1:03AM7.25m | 1:25PM7.07m | 1:45AM6.99m | 2:06PM6.75m | 2:27AM6.57m | 2:49PM6.33m | 3:11AM6.07m | 3:34PM5.84m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12PM1.81m | 1:54AM1.72m | 2:32PM1.69m | 3:13AM1.42m | 3:47PM1.35m | 4:20AM0.95m | 4:49PM0.90m | 5:16AM0.48m | 5:41PM0.49m | 6:05AM0.11m | 6:28PM0.20m | 6:50AM-0.09m | 7:12PM0.06m | 7:34AM-0.09m | 7:54PM0.09m | 8:15AM0.08m | 8:36PM0.28m | 8:57AM0.39m | 9:17PM0.59m | 9:38AM0.79m | 9:59PM0.98m | 10:20AM1.23m | |||||||||||||
NNW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 5 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | S 2 | S 3 | |
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cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | |
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max°C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Moonrise | 3:30 | — | — | 3:47 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | 4:15 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 9:13 | — |
Moonset | 12:41 | — | — | 2:09 | — | — | — | 3:36 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 11:01 | — | — | — | 12:15 | — | — | 1:11 | — | — | 1:50 | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:07 | — |
 | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:36 |
Today's sea temperature in Folkestone is 10.6 °C (Statistics for 02 May 1981-2005 – mean: 10.0 max: 11.2 min: 8.1°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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