Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
20.3° C
3.8° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 4PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (28 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.1
N
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.4
SW
2
0.7
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.7
SW
3
0.9
SW
4
1
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
5
4
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
12
0
0
4
3
2
11
29
36
0
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
S
5
W
0
WSW
5
SSE
15
S
25
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:20AM5.69m
11:38PM5.82m
11:59AM6.00m
00:17AM6.08m
12:36PM6.28m
Low Tide
6:31PM1.34m
6:50AM1.11m
7:10PM1.01m
7:27AM0.82m
7:47PM0.73m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:15
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:47
8:46
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
23
24
24
22
22
22
25
26
25
26
23
21
19
18
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
18
19
21
22
23
22
22
22
24
23
20
21
20
19
17
17
19
19
19
18
18
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