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 intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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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Kingsdown19.3 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Kingsdown

4 ft63 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

3 ft31 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

4 ft99 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kingsdown, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	11, poor	4 ft5 smushy	63kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	2 ft5 smushy	20kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	3 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	2 ft3 smushy	9kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 19 knots, offshore	14°C
Thu 22Oct	23, too small	3 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, offshore	15°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	4 ft6 smushy	99kJ	wind from the west, 33 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots, offshore	12°C

Folkestone Wear Bay2.3 kmabout 5 min by car

1 ft15 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

4 ft92 kJ

3 ft80 kJ

3 ft48 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Folkestone Wear Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	8, too small	1 ft7 s	15kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	10°C
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	2 ft5 s	12kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 s	20kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	2 ft4 s	12kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 16 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	33, poor	4 ft6 s	92kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	3 ft8 s	80kJ	wind from the west, 22 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	3 ft6 s	48kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	11°C

Folkestone East Cliff Sands2.2 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

4 ft90 kJ

5 ft216 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Folkestone East Cliff Sands, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	2 ft6 smushy	17kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	10°C
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	2 ft5 smushy	11kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	2 ft4 smushy	20kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 16 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	31, poor	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	10, poor	5 ft6 smushy	216kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 27 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft6 smushy	28kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	11°C

Folkestone East Cliff Reef1.1 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

4 ft90 kJ

5 ft216 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Folkestone East Cliff Reef, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	2 ft6 smushy	17kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	10°C
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	2 ft5 smushy	11kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 smushy	20kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 16 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	30, poor	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	9, poor	5 ft6 smushy	216kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 27 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	2 ft6 smushy	28kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots, offshore	11°C

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

4 ft68 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

3 ft31 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

4 ft86 kJ

5 ft186 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at St Margarets Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, poor	4 ft5 smushy	68kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	2 ft5 smushy	21kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	3 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	8, too small	1 ft5 smushy	7kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots, offshore	14°C
Thu 22Oct	25, poor	4 ft6 smushy	86kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	18, poor	5 ft7 smushy	186kJ	wind from the west, 36 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	2 ft6 smushy	26kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots, offshore	12°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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