Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
21.2° C
3.8° 

Folkestone Wear Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)2s
Evening (19 Aug)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
2
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
3
0.6
SW
6
0.9
SW
4
1.3
SW
5
1.5
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
0.9
SW
6
1.4
WSW
7
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
6
0.3
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
10
1
0
0
0
0
34
0
76
117
0
66
186
11
6
3
2
2
1
6
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
NNW
25
N
20
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-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
cross-off
High Tide
4:05AM5.95m
4:25PM5.88m
4:49AM5.48m
5:13PM5.38m
5:43AM5.02m
6:15PM4.94m
Low Tide
10:53AM1.20m
11:14PM1.36m
11:28AM1.62m
11:52PM1.80m
12:10PM2.02m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:05
 mm
3
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
19
17
19
18
19
19
18
16
15
15
19
20
20
19
17
16
16
16
16
17
19
17
16
Feels °C
16
13
16
17
16
15
14
11
12
12
14
13
13
14
14
14
12
12
11
12
15
13
13
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