Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 12PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (24 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (24 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
1.4
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
20
28
42
106
160
114
103
103
126
82
75
71
43
27
0
1
0
0
5
11
3
1
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
E
30
E
35
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
0
W
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
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
3:47AM2.31m
4:27PM2.20m
4:58AM1.93m
5:25PM1.75m
5:46AM1.46m
6:07PM1.26m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<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
16
16
17
18
18
20
20
19
18
18
19
21
21
20
20
19
19
21
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
12
12
11
11
11
11
14
14
14
13
12
14
18
20
20
20
19
20
20
19
19
22
21
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Folkestone Wear Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest