Creswell Beach surf break

Creswell Beach surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 17 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 3AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (17 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (17 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
169
140
106
103
77
73
72
54
54
39
39
35
35
22
22
22
22
22
22
35
63
53
55
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
15
E
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
15
S
10
SW
15
SSW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:48AM4.49m
4:09PM4.65m
4:32AM4.53m
4:59PM4.63m
5:18AM4.49m
5:51PM4.48m
Low Tide
10:05AM0.23m
10:30PM0.17m
10:51AM0.11m
11:17PM0.30m
11:40AM0.09m
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:52
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:10
9:13
9:14
1
1
2
Temp °C
8
8
7
10
12
13
13
9
7
6
7
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
13
13
12
6
5
2
4
6
8
9
5
4
3
5
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
10
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
Energy kJ
202
169
140
106
103
77
73
72
54
54
39
39
35
35
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
53
55
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
22
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
S
3
0.3
ESE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
4
5
6
6
8
35
63
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
21
197
265
302
265
308
316
316
349
400
316
355
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
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