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Folkestone Wear Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 17 May 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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.4°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 9PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 4 | SW 4 | W 13 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | |
10 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 102 | 144 | 74 | 59 | 49 | 37 | 74 | 145 | 115 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 00:34AM7.38m | 12:57PM7.30m | 1:19AM7.31m | 1:43PM7.15m | 2:05AM7.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23PM0.14m | 7:47AM-0.03m | 8:10PM0.11m | 8:34AM0.06m | 8:58PM0.22m | 9:23AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SW 5 | N 8 | N 5 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 11 | N 8 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 13 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 102 | 144 | 74 | 59 | 49 | 37 | 74 | 145 | 115 | 96 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 303 | 303 | 303 | 304 | 304 | 406 | 363 | 363 | 253 | 247 | 244 | 525 | 638 | 388 | 691 | 163 | 415 | 163 | 398 | 163 | 497 | 525 | 226 | 163 |
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