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Folkestone Wear Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 BSTForecast 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
10.6° C
(Which is 1.5°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 3PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Folkestone Wear Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:57AM 7.15 | 12:15AM 7.37 | 12:37PM 7.41 | 12:56AM 7.55 | 1:18PM 7.47 | 1:37AM 7.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:02PM 0.09 | 7:23AM -0.16 | 7:43PM -0.06 | 8:05AM -0.21 | 8:25PM -0.03 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:55 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
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