Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
20.5°C
3.1° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 6PM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (24 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (24 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
4
1.4
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.6
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
50
94
160
128
103
122
126
100
84
69
51
34
22
0
0
0
9
9
3
1
Wind (km/h)
30
E
35
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
0
WSW
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
9:26AM4.87m
9:52PM5.05m
10:18AM5.23m
10:39PM5.42m
11:01AM5.67m
Low Tide
4:27PM2.20m
4:58AM1.93m
5:25PM1.75m
5:46AM1.46m
6:07PM1.26m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
7:57
7:54
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
18
18
20
19
19
18
18
19
22
22
22
20
19
18
20
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
14
13
13
12
12
14
18
19
21
20
20
18
19
19
19
21
19
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