Folkestone Wear Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.09° N 1.20° E

Folkestone Wear Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Folkestone Wear Bay sea temperature is
18.8° C
3.4° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Folkestone Wear Bay at 6AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (12 Jul)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (12 Jul)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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)
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
1
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
58
62
73
115
150
205
0
0
0
171
155
120
103
80
68
0
0
19
38
61
53
73
159
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:52AM6.11m
10:18PM6.35m
10:48AM6.43m
11:12PM6.64m
11:39AM6.72m
Low Tide
4:30AM1.20m
5:04PM1.22m
5:38AM0.85m
6:07PM0.81m
6:35AM0.49m
7:00PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:54
4:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:06
9:05
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
18
19
20
20
18
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
19
21
24
24
21
21
Feels °C
14
14
15
15
14
13
11
9
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
12
15
17
17
19
18
15
16
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