Folkestone Wear Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 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
9.8° 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 8AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (25 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
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 (?)
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.5
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.3
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.1
W
Period(s) (?)675488888881313777667723411
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3002840040351866663311111111602
Wind
(km/h)
55
SW
45
W
45
W
35
W
35
WNW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
10
N
5
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
35
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:12AM
6.32
3:40PM
5.90
4:11AM
5.69
4:47PM
5.34
5:29AM
5.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:50PM
0.95
10:17AM
1.17
10:43PM
1.45
11:18AM
1.67
11:54PM
1.87
12:43PM
2.00
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise---5:48-------5:45-------5:43----
Sunset-------6:15-------6:16-------6:17
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1------------------1---
Temp. °C1110775676544357777776781010
Feels °C (?)00-3-2-3-5-3-4-4-4-3-3-2-1-1242211155
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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