Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
15.5°C
1.5° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 5AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (31 Oct)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (31 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.2
W
12
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
3
0.1
W
12
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.4
NNE
3
0.1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
15
12
8
5
4
3
3
3
2
0
2
2
1
1
0
1
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
40
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:04AM6.60m
2:29PM6.37m
2:56AM6.08m
3:27PM5.79m
Low Tide
8:54PM0.62m
9:19AM0.83m
9:46PM1.04m
10:15AM1.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
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Temp °C
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
8
9
10
10
10
8
8
8
8
5
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