Sea weather in Folkestone in England All the beach weather in Folkestone

All the essential weather information for enjoying the beach in Folkestone in England, for swimming, tanning or water sports! Our sea weather data is reliable, easy to read and updated every day.

Weather: When should you go to the beach in Folkestone over the next 7 days?

Discover the best moment to go to the beach in Folkestone in England this week to enjoy the best weather and calmest sea possible. Our opinion is based on reliable sea weather forecasts in Folkestone. You can see full forecasts by clicking on the day you want to see in the table below.

Date Outside temp. Our opinion
Saturday 18 July 202659°F to 67°Fdiscouraged
Sunday 19 July 202656°F to 65°Fdiscouraged
Monday 20 July 202656°F to 65°Fdiscouraged
Tuesday 21 July 202658°F to 65°Fdiscouraged
Wednesday 22 July 202661°F to 68°Fdiscouraged
Thursday 23 July 202656°F to 65°Fdiscouraged
Friday 24 July 202659°F to 65°Fdiscouraged

Sea Weather: Your daily and hourly sea weather in Folkestone

Sea weather on Saturday 18 July 2026

On Saturday 18 July 2026, the sun will rise at 05:01 and will set at 21:01 on the beach(es) of Folkestone. The outside temperature will be a high of 67°F t and a low of 59°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 21.1mph km/h (with gusts up to 29.2mph). Wave height will be up to 3.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (60°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)
Perceived temperature18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (60°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity87%88%86%69%63%66%73%69%
Barometric pressure1017 hPa1017 hPa1018 hPa1019 hPa1019 hPa1019 hPa1019 hPa1021 hPa
Cloud cover22%19%23%4%4%7%14%10%
Heat index18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (60°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)
Dew point15°C (59°F)15°C (58°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)
Wind
Speed15km/h (9mph)16km/h (10mph)18km/h (11mph)16km/h (10mph)24km/h (15mph)32km/h (20mph)34km/h (21mph)32km/h (20mph)
Gusts24km/h (15mph)24km/h (15mph)25km/h (15mph)21km/h (13mph)41km/h (25mph)35km/h (22mph)34km/h (21mph)47km/h (29mph)
Direction 77°
ENE
40°
NE

N
33°
NNE
54°
NE
64°
ENE
49°
NE
33°
NNE
Wind chill18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (60°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)
Waves
Height0.3m (1.0ft)0.3m (1.0ft)0.3m (1.1ft)0.3m (1.1ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (1.9ft)0.9m (2.9ft)1.0m (3.3ft)
Direction 44°
NE
42°
NE
41°
NE
39°
NE
50°
NE
54°
NE
50°
NE
46°
NE
Period3.8 sec.3.0 sec.3.7 sec.4.0 sec.4.0 sec.3.8 sec.4.6 sec.2.3 sec.
Significant height0.2m (0.7ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.0m (3.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)

Sea weather on Sunday 19 July 2026

On Sunday 19 July 2026, the sun will rise at 05:03 and will set at 21:00 on the beach(es) of Folkestone. The outside temperature will be a high of 65°F t and a low of 56°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 18.6mph km/h (with gusts up to 22.4mph). Wave height will be up to 3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature15°C (59°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)15°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)
Perceived temperature13°C (56°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (54°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)15°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity74%83%75%57%52%54%64%70%
Barometric pressure1022 hPa1022 hPa1023 hPa1024 hPa1025 hPa1025 hPa1025 hPa1026 hPa
Cloud cover15%16%31%32%18%14%5%0%
Heat index15°C (59°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)15°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)
Dew point10°C (51°F)11°C (51°F)10°C (49°F)8°C (46°F)7°C (45°F)8°C (47°F)9°C (48°F)10°C (50°F)
Wind
Speed23km/h (15mph)25km/h (15mph)25km/h (15mph)21km/h (13mph)18km/h (11mph)21km/h (13mph)30km/h (19mph)23km/h (14mph)
Gusts35km/h (22mph)36km/h (23mph)32km/h (20mph)26km/h (16mph)26km/h (16mph)32km/h (20mph)31km/h (19mph)35km/h (21mph)
Direction
N
359°
N

N
17°
NNE
56°
NE
58°
ENE
58°
ENE
52°
NE
Wind chill13°C (56°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (54°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)15°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)
Waves
Height0.9m (2.9ft)0.7m (2.4ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.7m (2.5ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Direction 44°
NE
43°
NE
43°
NE
42°
NE
43°
NE
49°
NE
51°
NE
44°
NE
Period2.8 sec.2.6 sec.2.6 sec.2.6 sec.2.6 sec.2.6 sec.2.6 sec.2.6 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)

Sea weather on Monday 20 July 2026

On Monday 20 July 2026, the sun will rise at 05:04 and will set at 20:59 on the beach(es) of Folkestone. The outside temperature will be a high of 65°F t and a low of 56°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 16.2mph km/h (with gusts up to 24.2mph). Wave height will be up to 2.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature15°C (59°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)16°C (62°F)
Perceived temperature15°C (59°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)16°C (62°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity73%76%77%57%61%63%74%80%
Barometric pressure1026 hPa1025 hPa1026 hPa1027 hPa1027 hPa1027 hPa1026 hPa1027 hPa
Cloud cover0%7%8%52%27%41%26%19%
Heat index15°C (59°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (57°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)16°C (62°F)
Dew point10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)9°C (47°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)
Wind
Speed16km/h (10mph)14km/h (9mph)19km/h (12mph)20km/h (13mph)23km/h (15mph)21km/h (13mph)24km/h (15mph)26km/h (16mph)
Gusts24km/h (15mph)22km/h (14mph)26km/h (16mph)26km/h (16mph)33km/h (20mph)31km/h (19mph)38km/h (24mph)39km/h (24mph)
Direction 31°
NNE
349°
N

N
37°
NE
54°
NE
35°
NE
33°
NNE
37°
NE
Wind chill15°C (59°F)13°C (55°F)13°C (55°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)16°C (62°F)
Waves
Height0.7m (2.3ft)0.5m (1.8ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.6m (2.1ft)
Direction 44°
NE
43°
NE
41°
NE
43°
NE
50°
NE
55°
NE
52°
NE
51°
NE
Period2.8 sec.5.5 sec.2.2 sec.2.6 sec.3.5 sec.3.5 sec.3.5 sec.3.5 sec.
Significant height0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 21 July 2026

On Tuesday 21 July 2026, the sun will rise at 05:05 and will set at 20:57 on the beach(es) of Folkestone. The outside temperature will be a high of 65°F t and a low of 58°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 14.9mph km/h (with gusts up to 23.6mph). Wave height will be up to 2ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature16°C (60°F)15°C (58°F)15°C (60°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)
Perceived temperature16°C (60°F)13°C (56°F)15°C (60°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity73%78%78%64%62%62%66%70%
Barometric pressure1028 hPa1028 hPa1028 hPa1029 hPa1029 hPa1028 hPa1027 hPa1027 hPa
Cloud cover8%2%13%14%4%3%6%10%
Heat index16°C (60°F)15°C (58°F)15°C (60°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)
Dew point11°C (52°F)11°C (51°F)11°C (53°F)11°C (51°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (52°F)
Wind
Speed21km/h (13mph)21km/h (13mph)23km/h (15mph)24km/h (15mph)24km/h (15mph)23km/h (14mph)23km/h (14mph)10km/h (6mph)
Gusts33km/h (20mph)34km/h (21mph)32km/h (20mph)31km/h (19mph)38km/h (24mph)28km/h (18mph)25km/h (16mph)16km/h (10mph)
Direction 21°
NNE

N

N
34°
NE
56°
NE
71°
ENE
67°
ENE
60°
ENE
Wind chill16°C (60°F)13°C (56°F)15°C (60°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)
Waves
Height0.6m (2.0ft)0.5m (1.8ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.5ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.4ft)
Direction 48°
NE
48°
NE
50°
NE
51°
NE
54°
NE
58°
ENE
62°
ENE
57°
ENE
Period3.5 sec.2.2 sec.2.2 sec.2.2 sec.2.2 sec.2.2 sec.2.9 sec.2.8 sec.
Significant height0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.6m (2ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 22 July 2026

On Wednesday 22 July 2026, the sun will rise at 05:06 and will set at 20:56 on the beach(es) of Folkestone. The outside temperature will be a high of 68°F t and a low of 61°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 19.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 28mph). Wave height will be up to 1.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (65°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)16°C (62°F)
Perceived temperature16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (65°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)16°C (62°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity69%74%71%69%60%69%64%63%
Barometric pressure1025 hPa1023 hPa1021 hPa1020 hPa1019 hPa1020 hPa1019 hPa1021 hPa
Cloud cover33%48%56%19%45%39%56%9%
Heat index16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (65°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)16°C (62°F)
Dew point11°C (51°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (56°F)11°C (52°F)9°C (49°F)
Wind
Speed5km/h (3mph)9km/h (5mph)14km/h (9mph)8km/h (5mph)10km/h (6mph)28km/h (17mph)26km/h (16mph)31km/h (19mph)
Gusts8km/h (5mph)15km/h (10mph)19km/h (12mph)11km/h (7mph)15km/h (9mph)41km/h (25mph)41km/h (26mph)45km/h (28mph)
Direction 321°
NW
272°
W
233°
SW
274°
W
27°
NNE
40°
NE
37°
NE

N
Wind chill16°C (61°F)16°C (60°F)17°C (63°F)19°C (65°F)20°C (68°F)19°C (66°F)18°C (65°F)16°C (62°F)
Waves
Height0.3m (1.1ft)0.3m (1.0ft)0.3m (1.0ft)0.3m (0.9ft)0.3m (1.1ft)0.5m (1.7ft)0.4m (1.4ft)0.5m (1.6ft)
Direction 54°
NE
42°
NE
41°
NE
40°
NE
38°
NE
219°
SW
228°
SW
53°
NE
Period4.5 sec.4.8 sec.5.0 sec.5.3 sec.6.2 sec.6.3 sec.3.5 sec.3.7 sec.
Significant height0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)

Sea weather on Thursday 23 July 2026

On Thursday 23 July 2026, the sun will rise at 05:08 and will set at 20:55 on the beach(es) of Folkestone. The outside temperature will be a high of 65°F t and a low of 56°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 19.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 25.5mph). Wave height will be up to 2.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature14°C (58°F)13°C (56°F)14°C (58°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)
Perceived temperature12°C (54°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (54°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity75%82%75%65%60%60%68%81%
Barometric pressure1021 hPa1020 hPa1021 hPa1022 hPa1022 hPa1023 hPa1023 hPa1024 hPa
Cloud cover15%20%73%73%28%6%5%5%
Heat index14°C (58°F)13°C (56°F)14°C (58°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)
Dew point10°C (50°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (49°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (51°F)11°C (52°F)13°C (55°F)
Wind
Speed28km/h (18mph)29km/h (18mph)28km/h (18mph)31km/h (19mph)28km/h (17mph)24km/h (15mph)20km/h (13mph)19km/h (12mph)
Gusts40km/h (25mph)39km/h (25mph)37km/h (23mph)39km/h (24mph)38km/h (24mph)41km/h (25mph)21km/h (13mph)30km/h (19mph)
Direction 350°
N
343°
NNW
337°
NNW
353°
N
10°
N
27°
NNE
46°
NE
34°
NNE
Wind chill12°C (54°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (54°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)17°C (63°F)16°C (61°F)
Waves
Height0.6m (1.8ft)0.7m (2.4ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2.1ft)0.6m (1.9ft)0.6m (2.0ft)0.7m (2.2ft)0.5m (1.8ft)
Direction 43°
NE
47°
NE
44°
NE
43°
NE
42°
NE
51°
NE
50°
NE
62°
ENE
Period3.7 sec.3.8 sec.4.0 sec.3.8 sec.3.8 sec.3.7 sec.2.1 sec.6.6 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.6m (2ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.9m (3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)

Sea weather on Friday 24 July 2026

On Friday 24 July 2026, the sun will rise at 05:09 and will set at 20:54 on the beach(es) of Folkestone. The outside temperature will be a high of 65°F t and a low of 59°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 14.9mph km/h (with gusts up to 23.6mph). Wave height will be up to 1.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature15°C (60°F)15°C (58°F)15°C (59°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)
Perceived temperature15°C (60°F)14°C (58°F)15°C (59°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity83%85%81%71%75%75%74%82%
Barometric pressure1025 hPa1025 hPa1024 hPa1024 hPa1023 hPa1022 hPa1020 hPa1019 hPa
Cloud cover24%4%1%0%2%9%10%9%
Heat index15°C (60°F)15°C (58°F)15°C (59°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)
Dew point13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)14°C (58°F)
Wind
Speed8km/h (5mph)9km/h (6mph)7km/h (4mph)6km/h (4mph)22km/h (14mph)23km/h (14mph)23km/h (14mph)24km/h (15mph)
Gusts13km/h (8mph)15km/h (9mph)10km/h (6mph)9km/h (5mph)38km/h (24mph)36km/h (23mph)26km/h (16mph)25km/h (16mph)
Direction 352°
N
323°
NW
317°
NW
184°
S
209°
SSW
222°
SW
223°
SW
238°
WSW
Wind chill15°C (60°F)14°C (58°F)15°C (59°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)18°C (64°F)
Waves
Height0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.3m (1.0ft)0.3m (0.9ft)0.3m (0.9ft)0.3m (0.9ft)0.3m (0.9ft)0.2m (0.7ft)
Direction 41°
NE
39°
NE
38°
NE
38°
NE
38°
NE
39°
NE
39°
NE
38°
NE
Period6.2 sec.6.3 sec.6.4 sec.6.5 sec.6.3 sec.6.3 sec.6.1 sec.5.9 sec.
Significant height0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.3m (1ft)0.3m (1ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (60°F)

Sea weather chart over the next 7 days

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