Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
18.9°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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 10AM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)1ft (0.3m)3s
Afternoon (27 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (27 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
W
12
1.1
NE
4
1.1
ENE
5
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.4
SSE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
2
5
7
8
11
10
8
5
1
1
7
3
42
64
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NE
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
15
E
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
12:21PM7.10m
00:40AM7.16m
12:57PM7.34m
1:16AM7.31m
1:34PM7.40m
Low Tide
7:07AM0.24m
7:26PM0.04m
7:44AM0.08m
8:03PM-0.05m
8:21AM0.08m
8:41PM0.03m
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6:48
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6:50
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6:43
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6:40
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6:37
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9
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2
1
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Temp °C
15
15
16
18
19
17
18
16
15
14
15
15
15
14
16
17
16
16
16
18
19
20
21
Feels °C
13
13
13
15
16
14
15
14
13
12
12
12
11
10
11
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
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