Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 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 (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (20 Aug)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
0.9
SW
6
1.4
WSW
7
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
5
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
73
106
0
0
171
15
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
11
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
40
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:13PM5.38m
5:43AM5.02m
6:15PM4.94m
6:56AM4.70m
7:36PM4.72m
Low Tide
11:28AM1.62m
11:52PM1.80m
12:10PM2.02m
00:41AM2.17m
1:07PM2.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:05
8:02
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
19
20
19
19
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
16
15
15
14
15
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
14
13
12
14
13
15
13
12
13
14
15
16
12
10
11
10
10
13
13
14
15
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