Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
19.7°C
2.4° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 12AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SW
6
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.2
W
8
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
16
11
9
0
0
4
4
2
2
1
1
1
22
5
7
15
12
1
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:58PM5.85m
10:26AM6.09m
10:51PM6.30m
11:14AM6.56m
Low Tide
4:49PM1.29m
5:18AM1.02m
5:45PM0.73m
6:08AM0.54m
6:31PM0.26m
heavy rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:25
7:23
7:22
 mm
11
Temp °C
15
15
15
13
12
12
14
17
18
17
16
15
15
14
16
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
9
11
10
8
7
7
9
13
14
14
14
13
13
11
12
12
12
12
12
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