Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
20.8° C
3.6° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 2PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.3
SE
3
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
W
9
0.2
S
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.2
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
33
2
17
22
18
24
17
3
1
2
1
3
11
7
1
1
1
1
0
5
11
7
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
E
0
E
10
NW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:28AM6.59m
11:52PM6.74m
12:15PM6.93m
00:38AM6.96m
1:00PM7.14m
Low Tide
6:24AM0.53m
6:48PM0.34m
7:11AM0.17m
7:33PM-0.00m
7:53AM-0.02m
8:15PM-0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:19
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
21
26
28
26
25
26
26
25
27
32
33
33
31
29
26
23
27
28
27
28
25
Feels °C
14
13
17
21
23
21
21
22
23
22
24
29
29
28
30
27
24
21
26
26
24
26
23
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