Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
18.9°C
2.9° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 9AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
6
0.7
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
1.1
SW
4
1.6
SW
6
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
5
1.4
SW
8
1.1
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
165
159
0
242
142
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:16AM5.59m
9:46PM5.78m
10:09AM6.06m
10:35PM6.22m
10:54AM6.49m
Low Tide
3:59AM1.53m
4:31PM1.20m
4:58AM1.08m
5:23PM0.72m
5:46AM0.67m
6:07PM0.36m
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cloud
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light rain
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clear
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cloud
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cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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7:07
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6:17
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1
4
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Temp °C
17
16
16
17
17
13
13
12
11
10
9
10
12
14
14
14
12
14
16
16
17
17
17
13
Feels °C
16
15
15
15
16
7
7
5
4
3
2
3
6
9
9
9
6
7
10
9
10
10
12
8
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