Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
20.8° C
3.8° 

Folkestone Wear Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
5
0.2
ENE
2
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
ENE
2
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
6
5
0
12
12
13
7
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
10
SE
10
S
5
S
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:58AM5.98m
5:25PM5.98m
6:00AM5.66m
6:32PM5.68m
7:13AM5.46m
7:49PM5.57m
Low Tide
11:48AM1.31m
00:17AM1.33m
12:41PM1.61m
1:21AM1.60m
1:57PM1.83m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:28
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:31
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
18
20
20
21
20
19
18
18
18
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
19
22
24
23
23
Feels °C
12
11
13
15
15
17
17
17
16
15
16
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
20
21
20
21
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