Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Issued: 6 am 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
17.1° C

2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 3PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (29 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (29 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thu
2
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
1 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.5
SW
3
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
6
0.1
SW
4
0.1
W
10
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
5
1
8
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
5
7
6
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
3
2
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
5
NE
10
E
10
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:37AM5.90m
11:55PM5.97m
12:16PM6.06m
00:33AM6.08m
12:53PM6.18m
Low Tide
6:28AM1.30m
6:49PM1.28m
7:08AM1.11m
7:28PM1.09m
7:46AM0.96m
8:06PM0.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:43
4:43
4:43
4:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:13
9:13
9:13
9:13
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
17
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
18
18
19
20
17
17
17
16
19
20
20
21
21
21
Feels °C
13
11
15
15
13
14
15
15
14
14
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
14
17
19
18
21
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.3
SW
4
0.2
SSW
4
Energy kJ
4
5
1
8
1
1
1
5
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.2
N
3
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
3
1
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
6
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
2
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
1
5
4
1
1
4
7
6
6
2
3
4
3
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
168
168
168
169
193
267
193
163
167
244
253
268
522
268
244
207
175
175
168
429
207
196
196
163
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
5
5
5
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
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