Creswell Beach surf break

Creswell Beach surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 16 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
9.3° 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 12PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (16 May)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (16 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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)
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NNE
10
1.9
NNE
10
1.8
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
10
1.6
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
776
731
612
517
406
287
249
202
162
140
106
103
77
73
55
54
39
39
39
35
35
22
37
25
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
5
SW
15
SE
20
SE
15
S
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:06AM4.36m
3:21PM4.54m
3:48AM4.49m
4:09PM4.65m
4:32AM4.53m
4:59PM4.63m
Low Tide
9:20AM0.45m
9:45PM0.14m
10:05AM0.23m
10:30PM0.17m
10:51AM0.11m
11:17PM0.30m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:54
4:52
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:08
9:10
9:13
9:14
3
1
Temp °C
5
6
8
9
10
10
9
8
7
7
10
12
13
12
9
7
6
7
10
11
12
12
10
10
1
3
5
5
4
6
6
6
3
1
4
6
7
8
5
3
3
4
7
7
7
8
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NNE
10
1.9
NNE
10
1.8
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
10
1.6
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
Energy kJ
776
731
612
517
406
287
249
202
162
140
106
103
77
73
55
54
39
39
39
35
35
22
19
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
22
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.3
W
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
SE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
Energy kJ
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
5
37
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
20
82
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
21
29
243
261
265
265
316
23
316
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
6
7
4
5
4
4
4
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