Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
20.6°C
3.1° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 2PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, strong winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
6
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
ENE
4
1
E
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.5
NE
5
1.4
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
1
7
10
16
14
20
36
48
83
119
110
93
95
100
93
61
52
52
26
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
N
5
NE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
30
E
35
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
20
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:18AM4.65m
8:52PM4.78m
9:26AM4.87m
9:52PM5.05m
10:18AM5.23m
Low Tide
1:55AM2.40m
2:47PM2.47m
3:47AM2.31m
4:27PM2.20m
4:58AM1.93m
5:25PM1.75m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:59
7:57
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
17
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
19
20
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
15
15
16
14
14
12
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
14
13
12
12
12
14
15
17
16
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