Folkestone Wear Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 22 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
9.7° 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 4PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (22 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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 (?)
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.3
NE
0.2
ENE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
1
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
WSW
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)4441413444412121212-12344556744
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)844430000333303310369112217716300
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
0
NNE
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
45
SW
45
SW
50
WSW
40
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:20PM
7.32
1:40AM
7.31
2:02PM
7.00
2:24AM
6.89
2:48PM
6.50
3:12AM
6.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:06AM
-0.12
8:24PM
0.13
8:46AM
0.19
9:05PM
0.48
9:29AM
0.64
9:50PM
0.95
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise5:54------5:52-------5:50-------5:48
Sunset---6:09-------6:12-------6:13----
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C88999988810101010989910111111964
Feels °C (?)3465665559876544322210-4-6
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