Creswell Beach surf break

Creswell Beach surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 20 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
9.7° 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 10AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (20 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (20 May)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
1
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.4
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
68
44
19
12
9
5
5
5
2
2
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
6
10
14
15
11
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
20
S
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:06AM4.39m
6:46PM4.23m
6:58AM4.22m
7:47PM3.94m
7:56AM4.04m
8:54PM3.67m
Low Tide
12:32PM0.19m
00:55AM0.81m
1:28PM0.36m
1:50AM1.10m
2:31PM0.56m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:48
4:48
4:46
4:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:17
9:19
9:21
2
Temp °C
11
12
13
14
15
15
13
12
12
12
13
17
19
18
16
16
16
15
18
22
22
20
17
15
8
9
8
8
10
11
10
9
9
10
10
13
15
15
14
13
15
13
15
19
18
18
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.5
SE
4
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
Energy kJ
83
68
44
19
12
9
5
5
5
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
10
14
15
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
6
6
6
10
6
5
5
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
5
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
6
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
2
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SW
2
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
1
1
1
5
4
5
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
2
2
6
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
20
0
43
214
214
212
212
212
308
308
308
308
308
308
390
315
390
315
308
302
308
308
265
179
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
3
1
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
7
7
8
6
5
5
5
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