Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
21.0° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 6AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
N
5
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.1
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
5
0.8
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
1.4
WSW
6
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
10
7
6
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
3
2
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
49
150
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
5
NW
15
NE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:03AM6.96m
2:23PM7.05m
2:44AM6.74m
3:03PM6.77m
3:24AM6.39m
3:43PM6.36m
Low Tide
9:10AM0.11m
9:30PM0.11m
9:45AM0.40m
10:06PM0.47m
10:19AM0.77m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
5:45
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8:15
8:13
8:10
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
21
20
21
22
21
19
18
19
20
20
19
19
19
20
17
17
20
23
22
22
Feels °C
17
18
18
18
20
20
20
21
21
18
17
18
19
19
18
17
18
17
14
15
18
20
19
20
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