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 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
20.7°C
3.3° 

Folkestone Wear Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (27 Aug)--
Evening (27 Aug)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
SW
3
0.3
NE
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
1.2
SW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.5
SW
5
1.7
SW
6
1.5
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.7
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
6
0
0
2
0
1
1
5
4
12
60
102
0
183
0
59
88
117
160
199
0
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
SSE
5
ESE
15
SW
20
SSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
40
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:38AM6.11m
11:56PM6.23m
12:14PM6.51m
00:31AM6.59m
12:48PM6.85m
Low Tide
6:25AM1.02m
6:45PM0.82m
7:02AM0.64m
7:21PM0.47m
7:37AM0.37m
7:56PM0.23m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:50
7:47
 mm
1
5
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
19
19
21
21
19
17
17
17
17
19
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
17
18
20
19
18
Feels °C
19
19
21
21
20
15
15
15
15
15
17
15
13
13
12
11
12
14
12
12
13
12
11
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