Aln Estuary surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 BST
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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
8.9° 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 2AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (13 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (13 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
1.2
N
5
1.7
N
6
2
N
7
1.9
NNE
7
2
N
8
2.5
NNE
8
3
NNE
9
3
NNE
10
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
87
51
33
33
31
44
2
7
7
6
6
5
5
0
212
360
362
459
792
1391
1890
2434
2618
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
25
NNW
30
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
30
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:44AM3.54m
12:45PM3.76m
1:30AM3.84m
1:34PM4.03m
2:13AM4.11m
Low Tide
6:24PM0.92m
6:47AM1.33m
7:14PM0.65m
7:37AM1.03m
8:01PM0.40m
8:22AM0.72m
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
4:58
4:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:05
9:07
9:07
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
7
7
7
6
7
8
9
9
7
6
5
6
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
8
9
5
4
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
4
3
1
-1
0
0
1
1
2
0
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
2.4
NNE
9
2.5
NNE
10
Energy kJ
89
87
51
33
33
31
1
2
4
6
6
6
5
5
918
1357
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
Energy kJ
4
3
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.6
NNW
8
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.7
N
6
2
N
7
1.9
NNE
7
2
N
8
2.5
NNE
8
3
NNE
9
3
NNE
10
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
Energy kJ
9
3
5
4
2
1
44
18
17
14
14
12
16
29
80
212
360
362
459
792
1391
1890
2434
2618
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
Distance (km)
358
37
42
42
114
146
355
647
1446
367
367
588
595
511
525
526
521
521
43
455
360
575
575
575
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
4
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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