Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
20.1° C
3.8° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 6PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)--
Afternoon (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (25 Jul)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
6
0.8
SW
4
1
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.5
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.5
WSW
3
0.9
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
1
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.6
SW
7
0.5
SW
7
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.4
SW
2
0.6
SW
5
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
15
34
0
13
4
0
0
51
67
47
35
22
11
6
4
0
0
23
16
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SW
25
WNW
5
SW
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
20
W
25
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:53AM4.98m
9:19PM5.11m
9:48AM5.14m
10:11PM5.29m
10:36AM5.39m
Low Tide
3:37PM2.26m
4:22AM2.08m
4:55PM2.04m
5:23AM1.79m
5:48PM1.70m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:09
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:51
8:50
 mm
Temp °C
21
22
23
22
23
18
16
17
19
22
22
23
19
17
15
15
18
21
22
22
20
Feels °C
20
19
18
17
18
18
13
13
15
17
18
19
14
14
12
12
15
17
18
17
17
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