Folkestone Wear Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 25 Jan 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
8.8° 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 6AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (26 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (26 Jan)2ft (0.6m)3s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
E
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.1
SW
0.6
SE
1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.8
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
S
1.5
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.3
SW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)65615151413133456676655555666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15918988466348520033837815090617469421722610
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
50
SE
50
SSE
40
S
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
S
15
S
10
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:00AM
6.23
4:31PM
5.88
5:01AM
5.89
5:38PM
5.58
6:12AM
5.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:29PM
1.08
10:56AM
1.10
11:17PM
1.40
11:50AM
1.41
12:18AM
1.70
1:05PM
1.65
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise----7:41-------7:39-------7:37---
Sunset------4:34-------4:36-------4:37-
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------5771--1------
Temp. °C666666667776789877777777
Feels °C (?)222233200-1-2-5-3-11-1-20022243
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