Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
19.8°C
2.5° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 5PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
1.6
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
S
3
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
113
66
0
35
0
0
0
3
0
4
8
3
1
1
3
4
2
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
30
W
35
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:57PM5.95m
5:31AM5.57m
6:06PM5.49m
6:50AM5.23m
7:32PM5.28m
Low Tide
11:25AM1.34m
11:57PM1.47m
12:25PM1.73m
1:09AM1.81m
1:52PM1.97m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:32
7:30
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
20
22
21
18
15
14
13
16
19
19
18
17
17
16
15
16
19
23
23
24
Feels °C
14
16
15
16
14
12
10
9
13
16
15
15
15
16
14
12
13
16
20
20
21
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