Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Issued: 12 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
17.4° C

2.7°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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 8AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Afternoon (03 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.6
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
5
1
1
1
2
2
6
4
2
2
2
16
17
21
13
7
4
1
1
1
5
7
7
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
1:48AM6.18m
2:08PM6.31m
2:26AM6.16m
2:46PM6.30m
3:06AM6.10m
3:27PM6.24m
Low Tide
9:00AM0.85m
9:21PM0.85m
9:37AM0.88m
9:59PM0.89m
10:14AM0.96m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:45
4:46
4:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:12
9:12
9:10
 mm
Temp °C
18
14
14
16
19
19
18
20
20
18
17
20
22
24
27
23
21
19
18
21
22
23
23
20
Feels °C
15
11
12
15
17
16
14
16
16
15
14
17
18
20
24
20
19
17
16
19
21
22
22
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
6
5
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
13
7
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
N
4
0.4
SW
2
0.6
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.1
SW
5
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
2
5
2
6
4
2
1
2
16
17
21
1
1
1
5
7
7
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
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
131
337
270
249
179
190
190
193
193
365
385
369
497
560
499
499
441
366
366
320
441
441
429
405
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
1
3
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
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