Creswell Beach surf break

Creswell Beach surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 18 May 2026 BST
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Creswell Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Creswell Beach sea temperature is
9.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Creswell Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Creswell Beach at 7AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (18 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (18 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

Table - waves today at Creswell Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
1.1
SE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
54
39
39
35
35
34
27
25
22
24
66
139
163
123
99
83
67
43
33
18
12
6
3
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSE
30
SE
35
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:32AM4.53m
4:59PM4.63m
5:18AM4.49m
5:51PM4.48m
6:06AM4.39m
6:46PM4.23m
Low Tide
10:30PM0.17m
10:51AM0.11m
11:17PM0.30m
11:40AM0.09m
00:05AM0.53m
12:32PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:50
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:13
9:14
9:15
1
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
8
10
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
13
15
14
14
14
4
4
5
6
5
6
6
6
6
5
3
2
6
8
10
8
8
8
7
8
10
8
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.7
ESE
5
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
1.2
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
54
54
39
39
35
35
34
22
19
22
23
23
23
22
123
99
83
67
43
33
18
12
5
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
1
22
13
13
13
13
6
6
3
6
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
6
6
6
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
0.2
S
3
0.2
SSE
4
0.4
SE
2
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.5
ESE
4
0.8
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
8
18
27
25
12
24
66
139
163
1
1
1
1
2
5
8
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
17
21
29
265
265
316
316
28
29
438
386
386
120
82
20
20
20
0
43
214
214
273
214
212
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
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