Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
21.1° C
3.7° 

Folkestone Wear Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)--
Evening (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
SW
3
1.2
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.7
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.4
SW
5
1
SW
5
0.7
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
0
0
51
0
16
10
9
0
6
58
32
25
0
0
0
0
37
98
44
15
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
W
5
NW
15
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:24AM6.39m
3:43PM6.36m
4:05AM5.95m
4:25PM5.88m
4:49AM5.48m
5:13PM5.38m
Low Tide
10:19AM0.77m
10:40PM0.91m
10:53AM1.20m
11:14PM1.36m
11:28AM1.62m
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:08
8:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
19
22
24
23
22
20
17
16
17
20
19
19
17
16
14
15
19
20
19
20
18
Feels °C
15
14
17
20
20
19
19
18
16
14
13
16
15
15
13
13
10
12
15
13
12
15
15
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