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 07:35 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Fri
18
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
6:51PM15.98ft
7:40AM15.81ft
8:21PM16.01ft
9:00AM16.34ft
9:27PM17ft
9:56AM17.45ft
10:17PM18.28ft
10:40AM18.7ft
10:58PM19.55ft
11:18AM19.92ft
11:34PM20.67ft
11:53AM20.9ft
00:08AM21.52ft
12:26PM21.59ft
00:41AM22.02ft
12:58PM21.92ft
1:13AM22.11ft
1:29PM21.85ft
1:44AM21.85ft
2:01PM21.42ft
2:16AM21.23ft
2:33PM20.7ft
2:50AM20.34ft
Low Tide
1:16PM6.96ft
2:03AM7.05ft
2:53PM7.22ft
3:38AM6.59ft
4:14PM6.3ft
4:44AM5.32ft
5:08PM5.02ft
5:31AM4.04ft
5:50PM3.84ft
6:09AM2.92ft
6:25PM2.89ft
6:42AM2.13ft
6:56PM2.2ft
7:12AM1.64ft
7:27PM1.8ft
7:42AM1.48ft
7:56PM1.77ft
8:12AM1.67ft
8:27PM2.03ft
8:43AM2.17ft
8:58PM2.62ft
9:16AM2.95ft
9:32PM3.48ft
9:50AM3.94ft
Wave
height (ft) 
direction
period (s) 
3.5
NE
5
2.5
NE
5
2
NE
5
2
ENE
4
1.5
NE
4
1
NE
4
1.5
ENE
3
1.5
NE
4
2.5
NE
4
3
NE
5
2.5
NE
5
1.5
NE
5
1.5
NE
4
1
NE
6
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.5
ENE
2
0.5
ENE
3
1
SSW
2
2.5
SSW
4
2
SSW
4
1.5
SW
4
1
SW
4
1
E
2
2.5
ENE
4
2.5
NE
5
1.5
E
4
3.5
SW
5
3
SW
5
2.5
SW
5
2.5
SW
6
3
SW
4
2.5
SW
4
2
SW
5
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 mph
20
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
SE
10
E
20
ENE
10
E
10
SE
20
SW
20
WSW
10
W
10
W
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
 in 
0.1
0.1
0.1
max°F
48
48
45
46
46
50
50
46
46
46
45
50
52
50
55
57
55
57
55
54
52
54
50
55
54
52
50
54
54
54
54
50
52
52
52
57
Moonrise
12:13
1:32
2:49
4:02
5:13
6:23
7:33
8:44
9:57
11:10
12:21
1:26
Moonset
4:24
4:47
5:03
5:16
5:27
5:36
5:46
5:57
6:10
6:26
6:48
7:18
8:01
Sunrise
6:18
6:16
6:13
6:11
6:09
6:07
6:05
6:03
6:01
5:58
5:56
5:54
Sunset
7:35
7:37
7:37
7:39
7:40
7:43
7:45
7:45
7:47
7:50
7:51
7:52
Today's sea temperature in Folkestone is 49 °F (Statistics for 06 Apr 1981-2005 – mean: 47 max: 50 min: 44°F)
Issued (local time): 6 pm Sunday 06 Apr 2025
Forecast update inUpdates in 5 hr 41 min 30 sUpdate imminent
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