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Church Point-Newbiggin surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 BST
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Church Point-Newbiggin surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Church Point-Newbiggin sea temperature is
8.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Church Point-Newbiggin today?

The current surf forecast for Church Point-Newbiggin at 3PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

Table - waves today at Church Point-Newbiggin. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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 (?)
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NE
0.8
NNE
Period(s) (?)666666587767666655555677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)211917181817109109127113107755642382937312429284961
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:58PM
4.59
6:18AM
4.32
6:49PM
4.30
7:06AM
4.07
7:48PM
3.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:49AM
0.16
12:15AM
0.38
12:35PM
0.30
1:03AM
0.73
1:28PM
0.54
1:57AM
1.12
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------5:48-------5:47-------5:43
Sunset---8:19-------8:21-------8:22----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C887777778888877645554444
Feels °C (?)5433433232233342-11011000
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