Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
20.3° C
3.5° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 12AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)--
Afternoon (02 Aug)--
Evening (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.4
ENE
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1
ENE
6
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
8
0.6
NNE
5
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
17
35
48
72
63
1
1
2
1
0
2
1
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
5
S
5
SSW
10
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
15
NE
10
ENE
5
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:47PM6.69m
2:05AM6.57m
2:24PM6.76m
2:43AM6.58m
3:02PM6.72m
Low Tide
8:59PM0.46m
9:14AM0.50m
9:34PM0.48m
9:49AM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:42
8:39
8:38
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
20
20
19
19
20
21
22
20
20
19
19
20
25
25
28
25
22
Feels °C
20
19
19
20
18
17
16
16
17
15
16
15
18
20
24
23
26
25
21
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