Folkestone Wear Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 06 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
9.2° C
(Which is 1.8°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: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)--
Afternoon (07 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (07 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.1
W
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.1
W
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
Period(s) (?)10-83444312331433414137-9981212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)201455533664464441011133
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:57PM
6.90
1:14AM
6.96
1:32PM
6.71
1:49AM
6.70
2:06PM
6.39
2:23AM
6.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:57PM
0.26
8:14AM
0.29
8:27PM
0.51
8:44AM
0.62
8:56PM
0.84
9:13AM
1.00
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise------6:28-------6:24-------6:22-
Sunset5:43-------5:45-------5:46-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C11108776777777778101212131312121212
Feels °C (?)9843323223333358101011121010109
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