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

Partly cloudy.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

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    7 day forecast for Folkestone (Beach)

    Today (15 March 2026)
    Time
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    20%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    11
    W
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    30
    Visibility
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    UV - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (16 March 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    20%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    9
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    8
    W
    10
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    WSW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    29
    27
    26
    27
    26
    25
    24
    25
    26
    26
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    24
    22
    22
    22
    22
    23
    24
    24
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    82%
    76%
    64%
    56%
    54%
    54%
    57%
    66%
    75%
    77%
    84%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    5
    5
    5
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (17 March 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night 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%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    8
    SW
    6
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    4
    S
    5
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    S
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    24
    24
    22
    22
    22
    23
    24
    25
    26
    26
    26
    26
    25
    22
    17
    14
    12
    13
    15
    17
    17
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    77%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    75%
    80%
    78%
    80%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    9
    7
    5
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    14
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (18 March 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 Clear night Clear 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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night 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%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    6
    SSE
    5
    SE
    5
    ESE
    5
    E
    5
    E
    5
    E
    5
    E
    5
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    E
    7
    E
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    18
    17
    15
    15
    16
    18
    19
    19
    19
    18
    19
    18
    18
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    75%
    71%
    65%
    63%
    58%
    54%
    53%
    53%
    54%
    61%
    66%
    66%
    63%
    64%
    65%
    67%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (19 March 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 Clear night Clear 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 Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night 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%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    13
    15
    17
    18
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    68%
    68%
    70%
    72%
    74%
    77%
    80%
    79%
    71%
    62%
    56%
    51%
    42%
    41%
    41%
    41%
    46%
    58%
    70%
    77%
    79%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (20 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NE
    8
    ENE
    10
    NE
    12
    NE
    11
    NE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    14
    17
    21
    23
    24
    23
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    90%
    92%
    77%
    63%
    64%
    78%
    84%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    9
    10
    12
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (21 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    ENE
    12
    NE
    13
    NE
    14
    NE
    12
    NE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    24
    27
    28
    27
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    88%
    75%
    65%
    61%
    74%
    79%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 15 March

    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 15 March

    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 15 March

    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 15 March

    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 16 March

    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 16 March

    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 16 March

    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 16 March

    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 17 March

    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 17 March

    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 17 March

    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 17 March

    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 18 March

    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 18 March

    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 18 March

    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 18 March

    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 19 March

    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 19 March

    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 19 March

    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 19 March

    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 20 March

    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 20 March

    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 20 March

    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 20 March

    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 21 March

    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 21 March

    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 21 March

    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 21 March

    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:

    Rain clearing east Sunday evening. Strong winds.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Rain clearing to the east through the evening. Isolated showers possible overnight, mainly in the west, however most places will be dry with clear spells and a gentle breeze. Chilly, with a touch of frost possible in places. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Monday:

    Bright, dry start giving way to thickening cloud and patchy outbreaks of rain from the west into the afternoon, with the breeze increasing. Temperatures near average. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Tuesday, mostly dry but rather cloudy and breezy. Dry with sunny spells developing widely Wednesday and Thursday. Lighter winds. Becoming rather warm or warm by day, with cool nights.

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