Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
18.9°C
2.9° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 4AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)--
Afternoon (06 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Evening (06 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
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0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
8
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
1
N
4
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:06AM5.21m
8:46PM5.36m
9:16AM5.59m
9:46PM5.78m
10:09AM6.06m
Low Tide
2:38AM1.87m
3:21PM1.66m
3:59AM1.53m
4:31PM1.20m
4:58AM1.08m
5:23PM0.72m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:01
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7:03
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7:05
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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6:22
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6:21
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6:17
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 mm
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1
2
1
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Temp °C
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
17
16
17
15
14
12
12
10
10
9
10
13
15
15
13
Feels °C
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
11
10
5
5
4
4
3
4
8
9
10
7
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