Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
19.4°C
2.4° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 12PM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (15 Sep)--
Evening (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.3
WSW
2
0.5
W
3
0.1
W
8
0.5
W
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
1
SW
4
1.4
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.1
SW
7
0.7
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
3
6
0
10
7
5
5
4
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
119
171
97
39
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:12AM6.84m
2:30PM6.82m
2:48AM6.50m
3:06PM6.41m
3:24AM6.06m
3:44PM5.91m
Low Tide
9:12AM0.43m
9:29PM0.56m
9:43AM0.79m
10:01PM0.97m
10:14AM1.20m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:07
7:06
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
17
17
19
20
21
21
17
15
14
13
15
18
19
18
16
16
14
15
16
16
19
18
15
Feels °C
16
15
17
17
18
16
12
11
11
9
11
15
15
14
13
12
9
11
11
10
14
13
10
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