Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
19.3°C
2.4° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 7AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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 (18 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (18 Sep)--
Evening (18 Sep)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.9
SW
4
1
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1
SW
4
1
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.3
SW
5
1.6
SW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
76
140
114
0
0
0
0
16
9
6
5
1
1
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
High Tide
4:03AM5.56m
4:25PM5.38m
4:49AM5.05m
5:19PM4.87m
5:57AM4.62m
6:46PM4.53m
Low Tide
10:34PM1.42m
10:49AM1.63m
11:12PM1.85m
11:33AM2.03m
00:03AM2.22m
12:34PM2.36m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:02
7:00
6:59
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
14
17
18
17
17
16
17
17
18
20
19
18
17
16
15
15
15
18
19
17
16
Feels °C
9
8
9
10
11
11
11
11
10
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
16
19
16
15
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