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Fraisthorpe surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 GMTForecast 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
9.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fraisthorpe today?
The current surf forecast for Fraisthorpe at 8PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fraisthorpe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
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 kJ (?) | 34 | 33 | 34 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 36 | 36 | 53 | 52 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:42PM 4.04 | 12:42PM 3.89 | 12:45AM 4.01 | 1:33PM 3.99 | 1:42AM 4.07 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:32PM 1.88 | 6:15AM 1.30 | 6:42PM 1.82 | 7:15AM 1.33 | 7:43PM 1.65 | 8:08AM 1.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:14 | - |
| Sunset | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
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