Folkestone (Beach) (Kent) weather

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Drizzle.
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Large, powerful waves and strong wind
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    7 day forecast for Folkestone (Beach)

    Today (18 December 2025)
    Time
    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 Drizzle Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    90%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    S
    17
    S
    18
    S
    20
    S
    21
    S
    22
    S
    22
    S
    23
    S
    24
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    22
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    37
    37
    39
    43
    45
    46
    46
    49
    49
    48
    48
    46
    44
    39
    36
    Visibility
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    VG
    E
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    93%
    92%
    89%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    88%
    90%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    17
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    20
    21
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    22
    20
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    2.1
    2.2
    2.3
    2.4
    2.4
    2.2
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (19 December 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 Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    9°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    17
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    11
    W
    10
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    W
    5
    W
    5
    W
    5
    W
    5
    W
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    26
    24
    22
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    15
    11
    10
    9
    9
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    90%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    79%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    79%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    11
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    2.0
    1.6
    1.3
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    5
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (20 December 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    5
    WSW
    5
    SW
    6
    SSW
    7
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    9
    12
    16
    19
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    18
    18
    18
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    20
    20
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    79%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    88%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    7
    8
    9
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    9
    9
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 December 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    E
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    21
    20
    21
    20
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    21
    19
    20
    19
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 December 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    9°
    9°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    9°
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    7
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    13
    14
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    8
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    10
    10
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    88%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    		 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    		 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    		 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    Tuesday (23 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    8°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    7°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    6°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    NE
    10
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    12
    16
    17
    18
    18
    20
    20
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    91%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    85%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph) – – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    Wednesday (24 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    22
    22
    25
    27
    27
    25
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    78%
    76%
    77%
    76%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph) – – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m) – – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s) – – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 December

    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 18 December

    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 18 December

    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 18 December

    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 19 December

    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 19 December

    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 19 December

    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 19 December

    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 20 December

    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 20 December

    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 20 December

    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 20 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 21 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 explained
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    Forecast for 8am Thursday
    Updated 06:00 (UTC) on Thu 18 Dec 2025
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    Updated:

    London & South East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cloudy, wet and windy.

    Today:

    Cloudy with outbreaks of light rain at first. Windy near coasts. Low cloud and heavy rain moving northeast through the morning and afternoon, accompanied by strengthening winds and gales possible along the coast later. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Tonight:

    Winds gradually easing through the evening, as rain becomes patchy before eventually clearing toward midnight. Becoming dry with clear spells through the early hours, but remaining breezy. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Friday:

    A dry, chilly and breezy start to the day. Long sunny spells throughout, feeling less cold as winds ease later. Chance of overnight showers near the south coast. Maximum temperature 10 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Bright and breezy Saturday, with sunny spells, turning cloudy later in the west. Cloudy Sunday, with outbreaks of rain, perhaps heavy. Drier but cloudy Monday. Temperatures near normal.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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