Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
21.2° C
3.8° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 4PM is: 0.7m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)3s
Evening (19 Aug)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.7
SW
3
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
7
0.8
SW
4
1.3
SW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.6
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
14
11
0
0
0
0
29
0
70
102
0
0
32
14
6
3
1
7
1
1
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
20
WSW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:25PM5.88m
4:49AM5.48m
5:13PM5.38m
5:43AM5.02m
6:15PM4.94m
Low Tide
10:53AM1.20m
11:14PM1.36m
11:28AM1.62m
11:52PM1.80m
12:10PM2.02m
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:05
 mm
1
2
1
1
3
Temp °C
19
18
20
20
19
16
15
15
19
19
20
19
17
16
15
15
16
18
20
18
16
Feels °C
16
16
16
16
14
12
12
12
14
12
13
13
14
12
12
11
12
14
16
15
13
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