Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Issued: 6 pm 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
14.9° 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 (11 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 12AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)--
Afternoon (11 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (11 Jun)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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
10 AM
1 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.7
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
3
0.9
SW
4
1.4
SW
5
1.5
SW
6
1.1
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.8
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
1
SW
6
1.1
SW
4
0.8
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.1
W
12
0.5
SW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
14
14
15
0
0
102
183
105
63
49
45
31
0
0
0
0
16
19
9
3
4
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
High Tide
7:52PM5.70m
8:27AM5.75m
8:52PM6.00m
9:23AM6.11m
9:47PM6.36m
10:16AM6.47m
Low Tide
1:59PM1.61m
2:35AM1.38m
3:07PM1.49m
3:44AM1.17m
4:17PM1.25m
4:50AM0.88m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:39
4:39
4:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:08
9:08
9:09
 mm
2
2
1
2
6
4
Temp °C
14
13
13
11
10
10
13
11
12
14
15
14
14
14
15
17
19
17
16
14
13
12
16
18
Feels °C
8
9
9
7
6
6
8
5
5
9
11
11
10
11
12
13
14
13
13
11
10
9
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
14
14
16
19
9
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.7
SW
6
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
3
0.9
SW
4
1.4
SW
5
1.5
SW
6
1.1
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.8
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
1
SW
6
1.1
SW
4
0.8
SW
6
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
SW
6
0.5
SW
3
Energy kJ
36
24
35
3
1
15
6
29
102
183
105
63
49
45
31
42
71
39
43
1
1
1
9
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
593
522
185
168
168
437
437
593
885
695
868
536
437
437
519
520
520
522
168
168
366
366
366
399
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
8
7
5
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
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