Folkestone Wear Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 BST
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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
10.3° C
(Which is 1.5°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 4AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (13 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (13 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.4
SSE
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)45141313127777777777-3344445
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6743331211111111028132218109
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
0
ESE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:28PM
4.89
9:00AM
5.05
9:26PM
5.36
9:52AM
5.58
10:13PM
5.93
10:36AM
6.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:15AM
2.06
3:50PM
1.88
4:24AM
1.57
4:49PM
1.37
5:15AM
1.01
5:37PM
0.86
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise---6:05-------6:03-------6:01----
Sunset-------7:45-------7:47-------7:50
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
------1---------------1-
Temp. °C988899999888101011111311111110111011
Feels °C (?)556766666556657896764556
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