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 partly cloudy in the afternoon.
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 (6.8m) at

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    7 day forecast for Folkestone (Beach)

    Today (7 January 2026)
    Time
    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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    5°
    6°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    1°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    1°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    13
    W
    14
    W
    13
    W
    12
    W
    11
    W
    10
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    7
    W
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    31
    30
    30
    28
    27
    27
    26
    25
    23
    22
    20
    18
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    83%
    78%
    80%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    UV 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    13
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (8 January 2026)
    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 Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    Temperature (°C)
    2°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    8°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    0°
    0°
    1°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    6
    W
    5
    W
    4
    W
    4
    WNW
    4
    W
    4
    WNW
    4
    WNW
    4
    WNW
    5
    WNW
    5
    W
    5
    WSW
    5
    SW
    5
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    S
    6
    SSE
    8
    SE
    10
    SE
    12
    SE
    15
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    19
    S
    21
    SSW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    12
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    10
    12
    12
    12
    11
    13
    17
    24
    30
    34
    37
    38
    38
    35
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    P
    P
    M
    P
    M
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    93%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    96%
    94%
    88%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    8
    10
    12
    15
    17
    19
    21
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.6
    0.8
    0.9
    1.1
    1.3
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    4
    4
    4
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    3
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (9 January 2026)
    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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    7°
    7°
    6°
    5°
    5°
    5°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    2°
    2°
    1°
    0°
    0°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    20
    S
    20
    S
    19
    WNW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    18
    NW
    19
    NW
    20
    NW
    21
    NW
    21
    NW
    21
    NW
    21
    NW
    21
    NW
    21
    NW
    21
    NW
    20
    NW
    19
    NW
    19
    NW
    18
    NW
    18
    NW
    18
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    30
    28
    24
    25
    33
    37
    42
    43
    42
    44
    46
    44
    42
    42
    40
    39
    38
    37
    36
    36
    35
    34
    34
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    91%
    95%
    96%
    97%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    98%
    97%
    97%
    98%
    97%
    95%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    20
    20
    19
    17
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.8
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.7
    1.4
    1.2
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    7
    7
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (10 January 2026)
    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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    0°
    0°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    16
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    N
    8
    N
    8
    N
    8
    NNE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    33
    30
    30
    30
    30
    28
    27
    26
    26
    26
    25
    24
    21
    19
    16
    13
    14
    12
    12
    12
    15
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    95%
    94%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    91%
    88%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    83%
    80%
    77%
    80%
    84%
    86%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    3
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    8
    8
    8
    6
    4
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (11 January 2026)
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    1°
    2°
    2°
    2°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    4°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    0°
    0°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    0°
    0°
    0°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    N
    9
    NE
    9
    ENE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    10
    ESE
    10
    SSE
    10
    SE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    S
    16
    S
    15
    S
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    15
    14
    12
    12
    13
    13
    15
    16
    17
    17
    19
    19
    19
    21
    21
    24
    25
    28
    28
    28
    29
    30
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    82%
    80%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    77%
    79%
    79%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.3
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    5
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (12 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    4°
    5°
    5°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    0°
    0°
    1°
    2°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    14
    S
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    S
    11
    S
    12
    S
    11
    S
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    27
    22
    21
    20
    17
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    94%
    94%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    13
    12
    11
    12
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.5
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.3
    0.8
    0.6
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (13 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    6°
    6°
    6°
    6°
    7°
    7°
    6°
    6°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    3°
    3°
    3°
    3°
    4°
    4°
    3°
    3°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    18
    17
    18
    16
    15
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    95%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    		 – – – – – – –
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    		 – – – – – – –
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    		 – – – – – – –
    Direction of waves offshore
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –
    –

    Tide times

    Wednesday 7 January

    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 7 January

    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 7 January

    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 7 January

    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 8 January

    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 8 January

    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 8 January

    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 8 January

    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 9 January

    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 9 January

    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 9 January

    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 9 January

    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 10 January

    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 10 January

    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 10 January

    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 10 January

    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 11 January

    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 11 January

    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 11 January

    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 11 January

    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 12 January

    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 12 January

    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 12 January

    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 12 January

    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 13 January

    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 13 January

    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 13 January

    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 13 January

    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 12pm Wednesday
    Updated 09:00 (UTC) on Wed 7 Jan 2026
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    Updated:

    London & South East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Mainly dry on Wednesday.

    Today:

    Early coastal showers with some icy stretches. For most it looks a dry and rather windy day though. Bright with long sunny spells developing at times, before cloud starts to increase from the west towards the evening. Another cold day. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

    Tonight:

    Cloud thickening from the west this evening with some outbreaks of light rain arriving during the early hours. Perhaps a little sleet over the highest ground. Some frost in places. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

    Thursday:

    Cloudy with patchy light rain or sleet through the morning. Light winds. Rain, heavy at times with sleet in places, arriving during the afternoon. Winds strengthening with coastal gales. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Heavy rain, sleet and snow clearing east on Friday afternoon. Saturday; dry with light winds. Cloudy and windy on Sunday with rain, wintry at first, arriving from the west later.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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