Folkestone Wear Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 05 Dec 2025 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
11.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 9PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Dec)--
Afternoon (05 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Evening (05 Dec)8ft (2.5m)7s

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

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Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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 (?)
1.1
S
1.8
S
2.5
S
3
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
1.2
SSW
1.5
S
1.7
SW
2.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)467777777774665566775555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4519357879932519819520016415811804530691211893451929761747687
Wind
(km/h)
40
S
50
S
60
S
55
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
S
35
S
45
SW
55
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:18PM
7.20
11:40AM
7.26
12:04AM
7.17
12:26PM
7.11
12:50AM
6.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:08PM
0.05
6:32AM
0.14
6:56PM
0.03
7:20AM
0.14
7:43PM
0.17
8:07AM
0.27
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Sunrise------7:41-------7:43-------7:43-
Sunset3:48-------3:48-------3:48-------
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
-15-2111-----1-23-----18
Temp. °C988101211111111111010101111121314121212131312
Feels °C (?)0-3-5-142222334555643576886
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