Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
20.3° C
3.9° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 5PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)--
Afternoon (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
4
1.1
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
1.8
WSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.7
SW
4
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.1
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
54
282
31
16
6
6
4
0
25
34
15
8
4
3
3
3
4
1
1
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
0
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:48AM5.14m
10:11PM5.29m
10:36AM5.39m
10:57PM5.54m
11:20AM5.69m
Low Tide
4:55PM2.04m
5:23AM1.79m
5:48PM1.70m
6:10AM1.44m
6:31PM1.34m
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:11
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:51
8:50
8:47
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
23
23
24
20
17
15
15
19
21
22
21
21
22
20
20
22
23
25
27
25
Feels °C
15
19
19
20
15
12
11
12
16
16
18
17
20
21
20
21
21
21
22
26
24
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