Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.5° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 10AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (01 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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)
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
1.3
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.2
NNE
7
1.2
ENE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.4
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
96
0
0
69
51
70
109
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:56AM6.08m
3:27PM5.79m
4:00AM5.58m
4:41PM5.33m
5:21AM5.28m
6:09PM5.17m
Low Tide
10:15AM1.21m
10:45PM1.44m
11:19AM1.51m
11:54PM1.72m
12:34PM1.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
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4:28
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4:25
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1
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1
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1
2
1
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Temp °C
10
10
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
8
8
7
8
7
6
8
8
8
4
5
3
2
5
4
4
6
4
6
5
5
5
3
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