Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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 (18 Aug):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 7PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)--
Evening (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
SW
6
0.8
SW
4
1
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
1
WSW
6
0.4
SW
4
0.5
SW
5
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
SW
4
1.2
SW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
19
69
0
18
75
6
0
12
24
18
0
0
0
0
0
60
102
0
0
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:43PM6.36m
4:05AM5.95m
4:25PM5.88m
4:49AM5.48m
5:13PM5.38m
Low Tide
10:19AM0.77m
10:40PM0.91m
10:53AM1.20m
11:14PM1.36m
11:28AM1.62m
light rain
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:08
8:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
22
23
23
22
20
18
17
19
20
19
19
19
17
15
15
19
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
17
20
19
19
19
18
16
15
15
16
16
14
15
12
11
12
14
13
13
14
17
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