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Folkestone (Beach) (Kent) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.



Forecast days

Sunny changing to cloudy by late morning.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

Tide: Next high tide (5.9m) at

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    7 day forecast for Folkestone (Beach)

    Today (3 June 2025)
    Time
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    12
    SW
    14
    SW
    16
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    11
    WSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    20
    21
    24
    27
    30
    33
    35
    36
    37
    38
    37
    37
    36
    35
    33
    32
    29
    27
    26
    25
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    82%
    82%
    84%
    84%
    77%
    74%
    71%
    71%
    73%
    76%
    79%
    84%
    86%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 5 5 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    12
    14
    16
    18
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    14
    13
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.7
    0.8
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (4 June 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    W
    5
    W
    4
    W
    4
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    8
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    21
    17
    13
    11
    13
    18
    20
    23
    26
    28
    29
    30
    31
    31
    30
    30
    28
    27
    25
    23
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    89%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    86%
    76%
    68%
    59%
    64%
    66%
    66%
    66%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    68%
    75%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 6 6 6 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    8
    7
    5
    4
    4
    5
    8
    9
    11
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    4
    4
    3
    3
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (5 June 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    13
    SW
    16
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SW
    16
    SW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    26
    32
    36
    36
    34
    30
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    80%
    84%
    91%
    92%
    UV - - 1 1 3 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    12
    13
    17
    17
    16
    17
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.9
    1.5
    1.4
    1.6
    1.4
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (6 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    11
    WSW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    23
    22
    27
    30
    24
    25
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    90%
    84%
    80%
    77%
    83%
    86%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    9
    10
    13
    13
    13
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    0.8
    0.6
    0.6
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (7 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    10
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    26
    28
    30
    30
    27
    20
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    89%
    89%
    83%
    76%
    67%
    68%
    81%
    UV - 1 1 4 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    11
    12
    14
    16
    15
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.5
    1.7
    1.6
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    5
    3
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (8 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    11
    W
    12
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    22
    24
    23
    21
    15
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    81%
    62%
    50%
    47%
    54%
    72%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    9
    11
    12
    12
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (9 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    10°
    11°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    8
    W
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    12
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    12
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    20
    26
    27
    24
    19
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    85%
    83%
    69%
    63%
    63%
    66%
    82%
    UV - 1 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 3 June

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 3 June

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 3 June

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 3 June

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 4 June

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 4 June

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 4 June

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 4 June

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 5 June

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 5 June

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 5 June

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 5 June

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 6 June

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 6 June

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 6 June

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 6 June

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 7 June

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 7 June

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 7 June

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 7 June

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 8 June

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 8 June

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 8 June

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 8 June

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 9 June

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 9 June

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 9 June

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 9 June

    Tide times and heights are from Folkestone tidal station which is 0.4 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    London & South East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Windy overnight. Rain Tuesday morning, clearing east to sunny spells.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A dry and sunny evening with a freshening breeze. Staying mostly dry, however cloud will gradually increase from the west, with winds strengthening toward dawn. Minimum temperature 9 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Rather windy morning with outbreaks of rain, occasionally heavy. Rain will gradually fade away south and east during the afternoon, but staying rather cloudy. Winds also easing. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Sunny spells and showers, perhaps heavy at times. Some heavier and more persistent rain possible, most likely early Thursday, with more frequent showers Friday. Temperatures near or just above average.

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