Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Issued: 12 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
17.3° 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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 9AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (01 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
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)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.4
SW
3
0.2
W
10
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.1
W
10
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
8
12
16
2
0
0
0
20
13
8
8
5
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
15
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
E
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:33AM6.08m
12:53PM6.18m
1:11AM6.15m
1:30PM6.27m
1:48AM6.18m
2:08PM6.31m
Low Tide
7:46AM0.96m
8:06PM0.95m
8:23AM0.87m
8:44PM0.87m
9:00AM0.85m
9:21PM0.85m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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>
4:43
4:43
4:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:13
9:13
9:12
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
19
19
19
21
24
18
15
15
20
23
23
22
17
17
16
15
18
18
20
20
20
Feels °C
15
15
15
17
16
15
17
20
15
10
11
17
19
21
21
15
17
15
13
16
15
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.6
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
2
8
2
2
2
20
13
8
8
5
3
1
1
1
1
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
9
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
SW
5
1.2
WSW
6
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
3
0.4
SW
2
Energy kJ
2
1
1
2
8
12
16
13
8
11
22
100
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
207
178
107
168
228
501
501
196
496
497
415
406
365
33
33
78
167
167
167
249
190
206
206
216
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
9
7
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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