Check the Beach

Sunny Sands

Kent, England, United Kingdom

Sunny Sands 4 photos

  • Folkestone Beach

    Folkestone Beach. Loz Pycock from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Folkestone Beach

    Folkestone Beach. Loz Pycock, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Folkestone Harbour 0178

    Folkestone Harbour 0178. Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Folkestone Harbour 0180

    Folkestone Harbour 0180. Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 12 pm to 3 pm, sunset 5:46 pm
8 am
0.8
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.8
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.8
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.0
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.1
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.7
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C57°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
3924 km/hmph S
Gusts
7144 km/hmph
Waves
2.4 m8 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
99%
Sunset
5:46 pm
Today
0.8Poor8 am4025
0.8Poor9 am3723
0.8Poor10 am3019
1.5Poor11 am1912
1.9Poor12 pm138
1.7Poor1 pm1912
1.6Poor2 pm2113
1.0Poor3 pm3522
1.1Poor4 pm3723
0.7Poor5 pm3723
Sat
6.4Good8 am149
5.6Good9 am138
4.6Fair10 am149
4.2Fair11 am138
3.3Poor12 pm1610
2.5Poor1 pm2214
1.5Poor2 pm2013
1.1Poor3 pm3623
0.8Poor4 pm4226
0.7Poor5 pm4628
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 10 am, 2.3 m. Low at 4 pm, -2.9 m. High at 10 pm, 2.1 mHigh 10 am, 2.3 m7 ftLow 4 pm, -2.9 m9 ftHigh 10 pm, 2.1 m7 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • High 10 am, 2.3 m7 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -2.9 m9 ft
  • High 10 pm, 2.1 m7 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 46 km/h28 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 78%
  • Tue3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 49 km/h31 mph, rain 31%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 11 am to 5 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu5.8 GoodBest 1 pm to 5 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms90 m290 ft away
  • Showers110 m340 ft away
  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 250 m820 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink97 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Boat ramp330 m0.2 mi away
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
180 m590 ftSt Clements Court
Nearest town
880 m0.5 miFolkestone (town)
Nearest airport
22 km14 miLydd Airport (LYX)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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