Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.7° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 1PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (29 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (29 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
13
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
6
9
6
6
4
3
3
3
4
3
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
NW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:34AM7.31m
12:55PM7.26m
1:18AM7.04m
1:40PM6.89m
2:04AM6.60m
2:29PM6.37m
Low Tide
7:43AM0.22m
8:06PM0.27m
8:29AM0.48m
8:54PM0.62m
9:19AM0.83m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
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6:43
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4:32
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4:31
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Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
11
13
13
13
14
11
11
10
10
8
8
9
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
11
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