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Fraisthorpe surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 17 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
8.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fraisthorpe today?
The current surf forecast for Fraisthorpe at 9AM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fraisthorpe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 3 |
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 kJ (?) | 0 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 46 | 67 | 101 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 38 | 38 | 33 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:32AM 4.19 | 2:58PM 4.27 | 3:16AM 4.33 | 3:37PM 4.42 | 3:57AM 4.45 | 4:13PM 4.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:53AM 1.19 | 9:15PM 1.20 | 9:34AM 1.08 | 9:55PM 0.99 | 10:12AM 0.98 | 10:33PM 0.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:38 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | 0 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
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