Aln Estuary surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am 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 10AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (12 May)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
1 AM
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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.7
N
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
0.1
N
9
1.5
N
6
1.6
N
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
131
101
54
89
68
51
50
33
31
55
2
7
7
6
6
5
5
1
165
233
365
395
614
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
W
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
25
NNW
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
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
High Tide
11:51AM3.52m
00:44AM3.54m
12:45PM3.76m
1:30AM3.84m
1:34PM4.03m
Low Tide
5:48AM1.58m
6:24PM0.92m
6:47AM1.33m
7:14PM0.65m
7:37AM1.03m
8:01PM0.40m
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
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
1
1
Temp °C
5
6
10
12
12
11
7
7
6
6
7
8
9
9
7
6
5
6
9
8
9
9
8
7
-1
-1
3
5
5
4
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
0
1
2
0
2
2
0
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
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
0.1
N
9
1.8
NNE
8
Energy kJ
157
131
101
54
89
68
51
50
33
31
2
7
6
6
6
5
5
1
384
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
N
9
Energy kJ
30
24
15
6
4
3
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
W
3
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.7
N
8
1
N
4
0.9
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.5
N
6
1.6
N
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
Energy kJ
1
3
11
9
7
8
5
5
3
1
55
38
34
21
14
12
23
37
69
165
233
365
395
614
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
14
37
114
257
43
37
42
42
147
146
367
367
597
583
367
367
367
595
525
526
525
43
43
269
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
1
2
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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