Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
17.5°C
2.5° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 1PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Tue night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
1.3
NE
6
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.4
ESE
3
0.8
NE
7
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
ENE
2
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.5
S
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
107
2
2
2
4
0
2
2
1
1
0
11
25
28
31
40
42
6
21
26
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
35
N
20
NE
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
SE
20
S
30
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:12AM5.19m
4:39PM4.95m
5:11AM4.79m
5:53PM4.59m
6:44AM4.60m
7:36PM4.59m
Low Tide
11:12AM1.96m
11:39PM2.13m
12:12PM2.22m
00:45AM2.31m
1:27PM2.29m
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5:54
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 mm
1
2
4
4
5
3
1
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
13
12
12
11
10
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
15
14
13
12
12
11
13
12
13
Feels °C
5
4
5
3
3
8
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
10
11
10
8
7
7
7
10
6
7
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