Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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.


How big are the waves at Folkestone Wear Bay today (31 Aug):

    The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 3AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.


    Short Range Forecast

    Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

    Monday
    31
    Tuesday
    1
    Wednesday
    2
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    4 AM
    7 AM
    10 AM
    1 PM
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    1 PM
    4 PM
    7 PM
    10 PM
    1 AM
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    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
    0
    Swell
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    Wave
    Height (m)
    Direction
    Period (s)
    1.2
    SW
    5
    1.5
    SW
    6
    1.4
    SW
    7
    1.2
    SW
    5
    1.1
    SW
    4
    0.9
    SW
    6
    0.9
    SW
    4
    0.7
    SW
    6
    0.4
    SW
    6
    0.4
    SW
    6
    0.3
    SW
    6
    0.2
    WSW
    6
    0.1
    W
    9
    0.7
    SW
    4
    0.7
    SW
    4
    0.6
    WSW
    4
    0.4
    WSW
    3
    0.4
    WSW
    3
    0.4
    WSW
    3
    0.5
    SW
    3
    0.8
    SW
    4
    1
    SW
    4
    0.9
    SW
    4
    0.9
    SW
    4
    Wave Graph
    Metric surfscale
    Energy kJ
    0
    161
    189
    0
    0
    56
    0
    0
    12
    9
    5
    3
    2
    12
    14
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    23
    37
    0
    0
    Wind (km/h)
    35
    SW
    40
    SW
    35
    WSW
    35
    W
    35
    WSW
    30
    W
    20
    WSW
    20
    W
    20
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    W
    20
    SW
    25
    SW
    30
    SW
    20
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    W
    20
    WSW
    35
    SW
    30
    SW
    30
    SW
    30
    SW
    Wind State
    cross
    cross
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross
    cross
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross
    cross-off
    cross
    cross
    High Tide
    1:41AM7.01m
    1:59PM7.16m
    2:18AM7.01m
    2:37PM7.09m
    2:58AM6.85m
    3:18PM6.84m
    Low Tide
    8:47AM0.21m
    9:07PM0.17m
    9:22AM0.34m
    9:43PM0.36m
    9:59AM0.59m
    thunderstorm
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    clear
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    clear
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    cloud
    cloud
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    <span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
    6:05
    6:07
    6:07
    <span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
    7:44
    7:42
    7:39
     mm
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    Temp °C
    17
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    13
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    18
    Feels °C
    11
    10
    10
    10
    14
    14
    16
    15
    13
    12
    11
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    14
    13
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    13
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    13
    15
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