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Fraisthorpe surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 BST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
8.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fraisthorpe today?

The current surf forecast for Fraisthorpe at 1PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.6
NNE
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.7
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.1
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.8
NE
1
ENE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
Period(s) (?)777766665456666666555556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)233533311929171614166911915585115100934353352924320
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:08AM
5.25
7:30PM
5.33
7:50AM
5.03
8:20PM
4.99
8:36AM
4.74
9:18PM
4.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:12AM
-0.03
1:31PM
0.07
1:56AM
0.29
2:17PM
0.25
2:43AM
0.71
3:08PM
0.54
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-5:48-------5:47-------5:45------
Sunset-----8:10-------8:13-------8:14--
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C888887777788888777776454
Feels °C (?)444332322012232122221-10-1
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