Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
21.0°C
3.6° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 12PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Evening (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat night, strong winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
5
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
6
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
4
1.2
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
1
1
1
6
10
1
2
2
2
1
3
7
13
15
18
28
52
59
74
73
57
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
N
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:56AM4.70m
7:36PM4.72m
8:18AM4.65m
8:52PM4.78m
9:26AM4.87m
9:52PM5.05m
Low Tide
1:07PM2.35m
1:55AM2.40m
2:47PM2.47m
3:47AM2.31m
4:27PM2.20m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:00
7:59
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
14
16
18
19
18
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
16
17
19
19
20
Feels °C
11
10
11
14
14
14
12
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
11
10
10
13
13
15
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