Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
17.3°C
2.3° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 8PM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, near gales from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
E
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1.1
E
6
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
1.1
SW
5
0.8
SW
6
1.1
SW
5
1.5
SSW
5
2.2
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.7
SW
6
2.3
SW
6
2.5
SW
6
2
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
3
5
17
29
41
51
72
19
17
0
54
49
108
340
74
219
451
456
0
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SSW
35
WSW
20
WSW
30
SSW
40
S
45
SSW
30
W
45
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:53PM4.59m
6:44AM4.60m
7:36PM4.59m
8:14AM4.81m
8:47PM4.94m
Low Tide
12:12PM2.22m
00:45AM2.31m
1:27PM2.29m
2:06AM2.27m
2:51PM2.09m
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7:24
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7:26
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5:54
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5:52
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4
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Temp °C
11
11
13
14
15
14
13
11
12
14
15
11
12
13
12
13
11
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
7
7
9
10
10
9
8
6
6
9
11
4
7
6
4
4
4
3
0
0
2
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