Folkestone Wear Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 28 May 2026 BST
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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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 4AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (28 May)0.5ft (0.2m)3s
Evening (28 May)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
S
3
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.3
ENE
2
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.5
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
33
30
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
4
8
6
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
25
SW
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:02AM5.74m
10:20PM5.92m
10:43AM5.96m
11:00PM6.10m
11:21AM6.13m
Low Tide
4:45AM1.35m
5:08PM1.43m
5:30AM1.19m
5:51PM1.26m
6:11AM1.07m
6:29PM1.12m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:48
4:48
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:54
8:55
8:58
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
19
18
17
19
23
25
24
25
24
21
20
20
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
18
19
19
17
15
17
16
14
16
22
25
25
24
23
21
21
20
22
18
19
18
17
16
15
16
16
16
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
38
24
19
18
13
9
6
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.2
S
3
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
S
2
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
ENE
2
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.5
NE
4
Energy kJ
33
33
30
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
8
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
328
244
244
327
328
480
481
480
416
476
480
480
454
441
270
366
270
270
270
244
270
415
366
350
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
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