Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
20.7°C
3.3° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 7PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)3s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (27 Aug)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.3
SW
4
0.1
W
8
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
1.3
SW
5
1.5
SW
5
1.7
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.3
SW
5
1
SW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
6
2.1
SW
6
1.9
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
4
4
0
2
1
3
3
7
0
0
177
0
0
41
64
112
156
300
284
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:38AM6.11m
11:56PM6.23m
12:14PM6.51m
00:31AM6.59m
12:48PM6.85m
Low Tide
6:45PM0.82m
7:02AM0.64m
7:21PM0.47m
7:37AM0.37m
7:56PM0.23m
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light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:50
7:47
 mm
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
22
20
17
17
17
18
19
20
20
18
17
18
18
18
17
18
21
19
18
Feels °C
21
22
21
19
15
15
15
16
16
14
13
12
10
12
13
14
12
12
15
12
11
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