Fraisthorpe surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 16 May 2026 BST
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Fraisthorpe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fraisthorpe sea temperature is
10.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fraisthorpe today?

The current surf forecast for Fraisthorpe at 11AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (16 May)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (16 May)5ft (1.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Fraisthorpe. (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). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night).

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
3
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
N
11
1.9
N
10
1.9
N
10
1.9
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.6
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
991
755
725
697
529
450
325
275
230
194
157
127
125
94
69
68
50
50
34
35
35
35
22
22
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
NW
0
NW
10
SE
20
SE
20
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:43AM5.07m
4:56PM5.28m
5:24AM5.22m
5:43PM5.40m
6:07AM5.26m
6:32PM5.37m
Low Tide
11:01AM0.42m
11:25PM0.03m
11:46AM0.16m
00:11AM0.05m
12:32PM0.02m
00:57AM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:54
4:54
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:58
8:59
9:00
9:02
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
5
6
8
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
10
12
13
12
10
7
7
6
10
11
12
12
10
9
1
2
6
7
4
5
5
5
3
4
4
6
7
9
7
3
3
2
7
7
9
8
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
N
11
1.9
N
10
1.9
N
10
1.9
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.6
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
991
755
725
697
529
450
325
275
230
194
157
127
125
94
69
68
50
50
34
35
35
35
22
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
4
Energy kJ
3
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
7
2
1
1
1
1
1
8
10
5
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
75
70
15
15
15
19
15
19
15
15
0
15
0
37
295
378
387
387
428
133
428
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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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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