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Folkestone Wear Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 26 Mar 2026 GMTForecast 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
9.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 12AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (27 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:47PM 5.34 | 5:29AM 5.20 | 6:15PM 5.04 | 7:01AM 5.08 | 7:40PM 5.17 | 8:17AM 5.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:54PM 1.87 | 12:43PM 2.00 | 1:32AM 2.00 | 2:22PM 1.93 | 3:02AM 1.69 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | -1 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 2 |
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