Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
14.8°C
1.2° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 8AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (06 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (06 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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)
0.6
ENE
6
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
10
4
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
0
SE
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
High Tide
8:24PM5.68m
8:44AM5.94m
9:10PM6.03m
9:29AM6.26m
9:52PM6.33m
Low Tide
3:29AM1.28m
3:55PM0.94m
4:18AM0.99m
4:41PM0.70m
5:01AM0.77m
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6:54
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6:56
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6:58
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4:19
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Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
5
6
6
6
7
9
8
8
9
8
8
8
6
8
9
9
9
9
7
7
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