Inner Harbour, Folkestone — Folkestone East Cliff Reef. Photo: Stacey Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Folkestone

Folkestone is a town in Kent, United Kingdom. From Folkestone you can reach 5 surf spots. The nearest is Folkestone East Cliff Reef, a surf spot 1.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 38 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is SEN, 64 km away.

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Staying in Folkestone

38 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: SEN, 64 km, LCY, 91 km, LGW, 96 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Folkestone.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Folkestone each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Folkestone too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

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St Margarets Bay16.5 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Kingsdown, 4 km

2 ft20 kJ

3 ft28 kJ

3 ft22 kJ

4 ft89 kJ

1 ft22 kJ

3 ft50 kJ

3 ft75 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at St Margarets Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	2 ft5 smushy	20kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	3 ft4 smushy	28kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	3 ft4 smushy	22kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	24, poor	4 ft6 smushy	89kJ	wind from the south-west, 12 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	1 ft15 shollow	22kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 37 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	30, too small	3 ft6 smushy	50kJ	wind from the west, 21 knots, offshore	12°C
Sun 25Oct	46, fair	3 ft6 smushy	75kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots, offshore	14°C

Folkestone East Cliff Reef1.1 kmabout 5 min by car

1 ft9 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

3 ft20 kJ

5 ft111 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

3 ft62 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Folkestone East Cliff Reef, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	1 ft5 smushy	9kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	13, too small	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	3 ft4 smushy	20kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	31, poor	5 ft5 smushy	111kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	4, too small	1 ft14 s	10kJ	wind from the west, 28 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	31, too small	3 ft7 smushy	62kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots, offshore	11°C
Sun 25Oct	41, fair	3 ft6 smushy	62kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots, offshore	14°C

Kingsdown19.3 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Kingsdown

2 ft18 kJ

3 ft27 kJ

3 ft24 kJ

4 ft113 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

2 ft27 kJ

3 ft45 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kingsdown, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	3 ft4 smushy	27kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	3 ft4 smushy	24kJ	wind from the south-west, 15 knots, offshore	14°C
Thu 22Oct	32, poor	4 ft6 smushy	113kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, offshore	15°C
Fri 23Oct	4, too small	1 ft10 scrumbling	10kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 32 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	2 ft6 smushy	27kJ	wind from the west, 20 knots, offshore	12°C
Sun 25Oct	36, fair	3 ft5 smushy	45kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots, offshore	14°C

Folkestone East Cliff Sands2.2 kmabout 5 min by car

1 ft8 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

3 ft20 kJ

5 ft111 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

3 ft62 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Folkestone East Cliff Sands, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	1 ft5 smushy	8kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	3 ft4 smushy	20kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	31, poor	5 ft5 smushy	111kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	1 ft6 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 27 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	32, too small	3 ft7 smushy	62kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots, offshore	11°C
Sun 25Oct	24, too small	3 ft7 smushy	62kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	14°C

Folkestone Wear Bay2.3 kmabout 5 min by car

1 ft8 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

5 ft141 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

2 ft44 kJ

3 ft83 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Folkestone Wear Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	1 ft5 s	8kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	2 ft4 s	18kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	8, too small	2 ft4 s	16kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	17, poor	5 ft6 s	141kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	2, too small	1 ft6 s	5kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 27 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	2 ft7 s	44kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	11°C
Sun 25Oct	27, poor	3 ft7 s	83kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	14°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Folkestone, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Folkestone

Aspendos FolkestoneTurkish · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 4 of 5, Jun 2026
Fireaway Pizza FolkestonePizza · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 3 of 5, Jul 2025
Gurkha House Restaurant & BarNepalese · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Feb 2024
Kathmandu HouseIndian · 0.1 km from the centre
Lucky ChipBurger · 0.1 km from the centre
Morena Restaurant Bar and CocktailsMexican · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Aug 2026

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits

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Where it is

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