Aln Estuary surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 GMT
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Aln Estuary surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Aln Estuary sea temperature is
7.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Aln Estuary today?

The current surf forecast for Aln Estuary at 9AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (18 Jan)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

Table - waves today at Aln Estuary. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ESE
0.5
E
0.2
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.8
ESE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
E
0.9
SE
1.2
ESE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
1.9
SE
Period(s) (?)556466557776666666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17113661516313840264769696953695390108119212244284
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
40
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:42AM
3.75
2:53PM
4.01
3:19AM
3.87
3:27PM
4.19
3:55AM
3.95
4:00PM
4.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:46AM
0.91
9:11PM
0.59
9:20AM
0.78
9:47PM
0.41
9:53AM
0.70
10:22PM
0.29
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise--8:21-------8:18-------8:18-----
Sunset----4:12-------4:14-------4:15---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----53----11---1--1-----
Temp. °C877766676677777788888777
Feels °C (?)644344343255443234220-2-2-1
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