Folkestone Wear Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 07 Dec 2025 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
11.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 3PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (07 Dec)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (07 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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 (?)
1
SSW
1.1
S
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.2
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)556657445554666556556676
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4961154273114973140706937582002231351021061228110924628613164
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
30
SSW
45
SW
50
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSW
35
S
45
S
65
SSW
50
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:26PM
7.11
12:50AM
6.98
1:13PM
6.80
1:37AM
6.67
2:02PM
6.39
2:26AM
6.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:20AM
0.14
7:43PM
0.17
8:07AM
0.27
8:30PM
0.43
8:54AM
0.52
9:16PM
0.77
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Sunrise7:43-------7:43-------7:45-------
Sunset--3:48-------3:48-------3:48-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1221------111-----------
Temp. °C111213141312131313131212131312121212131313141211
Feels °C (?)665466776878565544664225
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