Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
20.7°C
3.3° 

Folkestone Wear Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 8PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (30 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
6
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.6
SW
6
1.4
SW
7
1.3
WSW
5
1.1
SW
4
0.9
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
W
9
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
28
34
22
12
55
177
194
0
0
56
0
0
12
6
6
3
2
12
0
0
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:23PM7.08m
1:41AM7.01m
1:59PM7.16m
2:18AM7.01m
2:37PM7.09m
Low Tide
8:12AM0.22m
8:31PM0.13m
8:47AM0.21m
9:07PM0.17m
9:22AM0.34m
9:43PM0.36m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:44
7:42
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
20
20
18
17
17
16
18
20
20
19
18
16
14
13
16
18
19
18
17
Feels °C
15
15
15
16
14
11
10
10
11
14
15
15
15
13
11
11
13
14
14
13
14
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