Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Issued: 6 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
17.4° C

2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 1PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
1 AM
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
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
3
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SW
6
1.3
WSW
6
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
10
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.1
NE
6
0.3
SW
2
0.8
SW
4
1
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.7
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
131
14
15
9
6
5
1
1
1
2
7
13
4
1
0
1
20
36
0
0
7
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
20
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:11AM6.15m
1:30PM6.27m
1:48AM6.18m
2:08PM6.31m
2:26AM6.16m
2:46PM6.30m
Low Tide
8:23AM0.87m
8:44PM0.87m
9:00AM0.85m
9:21PM0.85m
9:37AM0.88m
9:59PM0.89m
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:43
4:45
4:46
4:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:13
9:12
9:12
9:10
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
18
22
23
23
20
17
15
14
17
18
19
18
19
21
19
18
21
22
24
25
25
20
Feels °C
11
12
14
19
22
21
15
13
12
11
16
16
16
14
15
18
16
16
18
18
19
21
21
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
SSW
3
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.4
SW
5
Energy kJ
22
14
15
9
6
5
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
5
0.1
N
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
3
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.5
N
4
0.3
SSW
2
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.8
SW
4
1
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.7
SW
5
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
7
22
38
131
111
4
11
8
9
1
7
13
4
1
20
36
34
27
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
497
497
366
415
366
33
43
329
329
244
244
244
190
147
190
147
304
383
386
497
560
560
481
366
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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