Folkestone Wear Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 29 Oct 2025 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
14.9° 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 7PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)--
Afternoon (29 Oct)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
01
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 (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.2
S
0.7
WSW
0.7
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
S
1.5
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)445434664455666566666667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29241310015131515549113913594138136126148173222282280221
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
WSW
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
40
S
40
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
55
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:47PM
5.04
4:23AM
4.97
5:06PM
4.82
5:52AM
4.93
6:37PM
4.97
7:12AM
5.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:58PM
2.04
11:34AM
2.09
12:07AM
2.10
12:49PM
2.00
1:25AM
1.94
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
01
Sunrise------6:43-------6:43-------6:46-
Sunset4:35-------4:32-------4:31-------
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
251------------32----185
Temp. °C131311998101313131313131414131415151514141415
Feels °C (?)986323687765688788887786
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