Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
17.5°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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 8PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (18 Oct)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Tue night).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
0.1
W
11
1.4
NE
6
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.9
NNE
7
0.4
ESE
3
0.8
NE
7
0.4
SE
3
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.5
NE
6
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
0.5
SE
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
1.1
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
127
2
2
0
4
0
2
2
2
2
0
11
25
36
45
66
7
12
14
0
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
35
NE
35
N
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
SE
20
S
35
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:39PM4.95m
5:11AM4.79m
5:53PM4.59m
6:44AM4.60m
7:36PM4.59m
Low Tide
11:12AM1.96m
11:39PM2.13m
12:12PM2.22m
00:45AM2.31m
1:27PM2.29m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:22
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7:24
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7:24
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5:57
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5:54
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5:52
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 mm
4
3
7
2
1
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6
2
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Temp °C
12
11
10
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
14
15
14
13
11
10
11
14
14
12
Feels °C
6
3
3
7
7
7
6
7
8
7
8
11
10
9
8
5
4
7
11
7
6
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