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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 intervals.
Beach safety today
Use caution in and out of the sea. Strong winds may blow you off course or affect your balance
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level
  • • consider your abilities in all other activities, seek expert advice

Tide: Next low tide (0.9m) at

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    7 day forecast for Folkestone (Beach)

    Today (30 May 2025)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    14°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    W
    5
    W
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    21
    23
    23
    25
    25
    25
    25
    23
    23
    21
    19
    18
    16
    14
    13
    12
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    86%
    83%
    79%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    71%
    71%
    71%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    UV 1 1 2 4 5 6 6 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    7
    8
    10
    11
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    9
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (31 May 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    5
    W
    4
    W
    4
    WNW
    4
    NW
    3
    W
    3
    WSW
    3
    SW
    3
    SSW
    3
    SSW
    4
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    8
    7
    7
    6
    5
    5
    6
    8
    10
    10
    14
    14
    16
    18
    21
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    22
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    89%
    85%
    80%
    77%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    70%
    72%
    73%
    76%
    81%
    84%
    87%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 5 6 6 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    5
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    2
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (1 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    8
    W
    8
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    7
    SW
    11
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    13
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    19
    17
    23
    30
    34
    35
    30
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    93%
    84%
    67%
    67%
    62%
    60%
    80%
    UV - - 1 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    6
    7
    11
    17
    18
    13
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.6
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (2 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    13°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    6
    SW
    7
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SW
    9
    WSW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    14
    15
    19
    21
    21
    17
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    83%
    75%
    57%
    62%
    62%
    60%
    76%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    7
    10
    10
    9
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.6
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    3
    4
    4
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (3 June 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    13°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    8
    S
    12
    SSW
    15
    SW
    15
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    12
    17
    21
    25
    23
    25
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    91%
    79%
    67%
    63%
    59%
    66%
    81%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    8
    12
    15
    15
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (4 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%
    30%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    WSW
    11
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    25
    28
    28
    26
    22
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    84%
    73%
    62%
    59%
    65%
    81%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    11
    14
    14
    13
    12
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    2.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (5 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 Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    8
    SW
    8
    SW
    9
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    20
    25
    26
    25
    20
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    91%
    85%
    75%
    71%
    67%
    73%
    85%
    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

    Friday 30 May

    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 30 May

    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 30 May

    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 30 May

    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 31 May

    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 31 May

    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 31 May

    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 31 May

    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 1 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 1 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 1 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 1 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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

    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.

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    London & South East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Friday, mostly dry with sunny spells. Warm.

    Today:

    Low cloud, mist or coastal fog clearing away through the morning to leave a generally fine and dry day with lengthy spells of sunshine. Warm, especially inland with a moderate coastal breeze easing later. Maximum temperature 24 °C.

    Tonight:

    Dry overnight with lengthy clear spells and light winds, allowing some patchy mist or low cloud to form in places. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

    Saturday:

    Largely dry with lengthy sunny spells, just the small chance of a late afternoon shower. Warm or very warm, with just a gentle breeze. Maximum temperature 25 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Sunday, largely dry with sunny spells, perhaps isolated showers. Breezy, somewhat fresher. Largely dry Monday, with sunny spells and lighter winds. Tuesday, turning unsettled and windier, with rain or showers.

    Updated:

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