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Fraisthorpe surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 12 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: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
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) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 91 | 89 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 25 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 43 | 43 | 34 | 26 | 32 | 88 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:35PM 4.17 | 11:43AM 3.85 | 11:42PM 4.04 | 12:42PM 3.89 | 12:45AM 4.01 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:23PM 1.80 | 5:10AM 1.18 | 5:32PM 1.88 | 6:15AM 1.30 | 6:42PM 1.82 | 7:15AM 1.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - |
| Sunset | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
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