Folkestone Wear Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 21 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
11.0° C
(Which is 1.7°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 6PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (21 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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 (?)
0.9
NE
1.2
NE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)555666555566555544444444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)357310213814810495937880123110724734332427353434241511
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:44PM
6.94
3:07AM
6.77
3:32PM
6.43
3:58AM
6.18
4:27PM
5.86
5:00AM
5.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:32AM
0.25
9:54PM
0.51
10:20AM
0.69
10:44PM
0.93
11:12AM
1.18
11:42PM
1.36
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-------5:47-------5:45-------5:43
Sunset---7:59-------8:00-------8:02----
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C9991010109991011101111109910988888
Feels °C (?)211223222233465434222333
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