Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
21.1° C
3.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 3AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (21 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SW
4
0.6
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.3
NE
5
0.1
SW
5
0.8
NNE
4
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.5
NE
5
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
0
0
30
9
6
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
5:13PM5.38m
5:43AM5.02m
6:15PM4.94m
6:56AM4.70m
7:36PM4.72m
Low Tide
11:52PM1.80m
12:10PM2.02m
00:41AM2.17m
1:07PM2.35m
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:05
8:02
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
17
17
15
16
17
18
19
18
17
15
15
14
16
18
18
19
17
Feels °C
12
14
14
15
11
12
13
13
15
15
15
11
10
10
11
13
13
15
14
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