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Folkestone Wear Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 1.8°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 2AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (18 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
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 (?)
0.8
SW
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SE
0.4
SSE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
0.5
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)543444444444444444444443
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35456781013610151611128715121076444
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:28PM
6.38
10:47AM
6.57
11:05PM
6.89
11:24AM
7.02
11:42PM
7.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:14PM
0.81
5:35AM
0.52
5:53PM
0.36
6:13AM
0.10
6:30PM
0.04
6:50AM
-0.16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise------6:03-------6:01------5:58--
Sunset-6:01-------6:02-------6:05------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1113131110991213131110109910111010101091010
Feels °C (?)6109765477755544555566565
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