Folkestone Wear Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 16 Mar 2026 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
9.4° 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 12PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)--
Afternoon (16 Mar)--
Evening (16 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.7
SW
0.1
W
0.2
W
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
S
0.4
S
0.1
W
0.5
S
0.5
SSE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SSE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)444741818444444414444444444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0002606242421142425135467712615192926
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:27AM
5.49
9:49PM
5.82
10:09AM
6.04
10:28PM
6.38
10:47AM
6.57
11:05PM
6.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:10AM
1.65
4:32PM
1.35
4:55AM
1.06
5:14PM
0.81
5:35AM
0.52
5:53PM
0.36
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
Sunrise--6:07-------6:05-------6:03-----
Sunset-----6:00-------6:01-------6:02--
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1-----------------
Temp. °C6571010999999911131412111010121313109
Feels °C (?)-2-2144332343371011986677733
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