Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 2s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 12PM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Afternoon (29 Jul)1ft (0.3m)2s
Evening (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
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)
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
N
5
0.3
SW
2
0.6
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.5
SW
3
1.1
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNE
5
0.1
W
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
0
1
0
1
6
3
3
3
2
1
4
49
29
0
3
1
1
0
0
1
9
8
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
25
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NE
20
E
15
E
10
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:59AM6.00m
00:17AM6.08m
12:36PM6.28m
00:53AM6.30m
1:12PM6.52m
Low Tide
6:50AM1.11m
7:10PM1.01m
7:27AM0.82m
7:47PM0.73m
8:03AM0.62m
8:23PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:16
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:46
8:45
8:44
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
24
27
27
26
23
20
18
18
22
22
22
22
21
20
17
16
19
21
20
18
17
Feels °C
21
21
23
24
23
22
20
18
16
16
20
18
17
19
19
16
12
11
15
17
16
16
16
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