Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
20.5°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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 8AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.2
SSE
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
S
4
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
S
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
77
73
62
61
55
55
38
0
20
1
4
6
2
1
6
10
5
3
3
4
6
3
2
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
5
E
15
SSW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:18AM5.23m
10:39PM5.42m
11:01AM5.67m
11:19PM5.83m
11:38AM6.11m
Low Tide
4:58AM1.93m
5:25PM1.75m
5:46AM1.46m
6:07PM1.26m
6:25AM1.02m
6:45PM0.82m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:54
7:52
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
18
19
21
21
21
18
17
17
19
20
21
21
21
22
21
20
20
21
20
18
20
Feels °C
14
12
12
12
14
16
17
17
16
15
15
18
20
21
21
19
21
20
21
20
19
16
14
18
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