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Folkestone Wear Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Folkestone Wear Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
14.9° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 12PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Fri 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | S 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 4 | |
2 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 73 | 55 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 31 | 110 | 181 | 171 | 120 | 96 | 185 | 301 | 216 | 331 | 219 | 124 | 97 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:11PM6.28m | 1:28AM6.22m | 1:47PM6.20m | 2:05AM6.08m | 2:24PM6.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00AM0.93m | 8:19PM0.99m | 8:37AM0.99m | 8:57PM1.05m | 9:15AM1.09m | 9:36PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | 9:04 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 73 | 55 | 61 | 18 | 17 | 38 | 31 | 110 | 181 | 171 | 120 | 96 | 185 | 301 | 216 | 331 | 219 | 124 | 97 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 644 | 168 | 415 | 436 | 644 | 436 | 228 | 406 | 291 | 394 | 691 | 691 | 712 | 712 | 525 | 674 | 613 | 690 | 535 | 525 | 535 | 665 | 671 | 304 |
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