Folkestone Wear Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 04 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
9.6° C
(Which is 1.0°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 6AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (04 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
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 (?)
1.3
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.9
SW
2
SW
1.5
SW
1.2
WSW
0.8
SW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.1
W
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
Period(s) (?)6766644456654646136666677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13284472517182835100220295004607136651121
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
50
SW
55
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
5
W
0
SW
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:10AM
6.96
1:28PM
6.84
1:44AM
6.86
2:01PM
6.69
2:17AM
6.63
2:34PM
6.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:57PM
0.31
8:13AM
0.27
8:27PM
0.42
8:43AM
0.46
8:57PM
0.62
9:13AM
0.73
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise---6:24-------6:22-------6:20----
Sunset-------7:31-------7:32-------7:35
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C11111091011131413129899109877778910
Feels °C (?)4665556742-3-2111222453466
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