Folkestone Wear Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 22 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 1.6°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 4PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (22 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed morning, light winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.2
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
1
NE
5
1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
98
119
106
75
44
32
31
25
35
41
41
41
29
20
13
12
10
10
10
8
6
2
2
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:32PM6.43m
3:58AM6.18m
4:27PM5.86m
5:00AM5.58m
5:36PM5.36m
6:20AM5.16m
Low Tide
10:20AM0.69m
10:44PM0.93m
11:12AM1.18m
11:42PM1.36m
12:14PM1.61m
00:50AM1.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:47
5:45
5:43
5:41
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8:00
8:02
8:04
8:06
Temp °C
10
10
11
11
12
12
10
9
9
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
4
2
3
4
6
6
5
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
5
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
1
17
17
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
2
3
8
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.2
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
1
NE
5
1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
69
98
119
106
75
44
32
31
25
35
41
41
41
29
20
13
12
10
10
10
8
6
14
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
512
512
513
513
504
535
516
512
644
513
440
378
366
366
341
240
366
405
347
304
207
179
179
194
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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