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 03:53 PM.
Days 1–4 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Low air temperatures (max 8°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Cool air temperatures (max 11°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Tue night). | Days 8–10 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat morning, min 2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | Days 11–13 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 8:08PM5.17m | 8:28AM5.36m | 8:55PM5.41m | 9:13AM5.60m | 9:37PM5.69m | 9:55AM5.87m | 10:18PM5.98m | 10:36AM6.14m | 10:58PM6.26m | 11:16AM6.37m | 11:38PM6.50m | 11:56AM6.55m | 00:18AM6.68m | 12:37PM6.66m | 1:00AM6.77m | 1:20PM6.66m | 1:43AM6.76m | 2:06PM6.55m | 2:29AM6.64m | 2:54PM6.36m | 3:19AM6.42m | 3:48PM6.09m | 4:15AM6.15m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08PM1.93m | 2:39AM2.01m | 3:16PM1.76m | 3:45AM1.78m | 4:14PM1.50m | 4:39AM1.49m | 5:03PM1.20m | 5:26AM1.18m | 5:48PM0.92m | 6:10AM0.91m | 6:30PM0.69m | 6:52AM0.68m | 7:12PM0.53m | 7:34AM0.54m | 7:53PM0.46m | 8:16AM0.47m | 8:34PM0.49m | 8:58AM0.50m | 9:17PM0.61m | 9:42AM0.61m | 10:01PM0.81m | 10:27AM0.80m | 10:48PM1.07m | 11:17AM1.03m | ||||||||||||
SW 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 8 | S 2 | W 7 | W 5 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 2 | |
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some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | light rain | heavy rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | light rain | cloudy | clear | some clouds | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | — | — | — | |
max°C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Moonrise | 3:32 | — | 4:47 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | 10:03 | — | — | 10:21 | — | — | 10:36 | — | — | 10:49 | — | — | 11:01 | — | — | 11:15 |
Moonset | 12:32 | — | 12:52 | — | — | 1:19 | — | — | 1:59 | — | — | 2:54 | — | — | — | 4:05 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | 11:05 | — | — | — | 12:29 |
 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:56 |
 | 3:53 | — | — | 3:55 | — | — | 3:55 | — | — | 3:56 | — | — | 3:56 | — | — | 3:56 | — | — | 3:59 | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | 4:02 | — | — | 4:04 | — | — |
Today's sea temperature in Folkestone is 9.6 °C (Statistics for 26 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 9.6 max: 11.2 min: 8.0°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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