Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
19.1°C
2.3° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 10AM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Afternoon (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Evening (21 Sep)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed night).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.2
S
3
0.1
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
3
3
2
4
4
1
4
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
0
W
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
NW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:39AM4.50m
8:23PM4.59m
8:59AM4.77m
9:27PM4.95m
9:52AM5.21m
Low Tide
1:16AM2.45m
2:06PM2.48m
3:00AM2.38m
3:47PM2.21m
4:20AM1.98m
4:49PM1.71m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:53
6:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
17
18
17
18
19
19
18
18
19
20
20
19
18
18
17
17
19
20
17
14
Feels °C
14
14
15
15
16
15
15
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
18
17
17
15
15
16
17
11
9
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