Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
20.6° C
3.6° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 8AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)--
Evening (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.5
SW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
14
6
5
0
0
16
16
7
5
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Wind (km/h)
25
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
S
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
High Tide
4:58AM5.98m
5:25PM5.98m
6:00AM5.66m
6:32PM5.68m
7:13AM5.46m
7:49PM5.57m
Low Tide
11:29PM1.04m
11:48AM1.31m
00:17AM1.33m
12:41PM1.61m
1:21AM1.60m
1:57PM1.83m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:28
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:31
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
14
18
19
20
21
20
20
19
18
19
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
20
22
23
22
22
Feels °C
11
12
10
13
14
15
17
16
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
17
17
16
17
18
20
20
20
20
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