Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Issued: 12 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
16.1° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 6PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)1ft (0.3m)3s
Afternoon (26 Jun)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (26 Jun)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
0.7
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
4
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
W
5
0.7
SW
3
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.1
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
13
42
29
8
6
2
3
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
11
29
24
0
0
4
3
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
W
10
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:27AM5.38m
9:48PM5.52m
10:13AM5.54m
10:33PM5.67m
10:56AM5.72m
11:15PM5.83m
Low Tide
4:26PM1.88m
4:56AM1.68m
5:21PM1.71m
5:45AM1.50m
6:07PM1.49m
6:28AM1.30m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:41
4:41
4:41
4:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:14
9:14
9:14
9:13
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
28
27
26
29
25
23
22
21
24
25
26
25
23
21
19
19
20
21
20
21
19
18
15
14
Feels °C
28
23
22
25
22
21
23
22
24
24
25
24
23
20
19
17
18
17
14
16
16
14
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
4
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
Energy kJ
10
4
4
1
1
6
2
3
1
1
4
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
5
Energy kJ
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
0.7
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.7
SW
3
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
WSW
5
Energy kJ
2
13
42
29
8
11
29
24
12
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
304
260
260
479
247
270
247
247
320
520
741
328
337
438
437
406
436
522
522
207
178
178
178
175
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
6
6
8
7
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