Newgale Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.85° N 5.13° W

Newgale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Newgale sea temperature is
17.8° C
1.4° 

Newgale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Newgale today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Newgale at 10AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
7
1.4
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1
W
6
0.9
WSW
5
1
W
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
262
170
115
82
73
75
82
90
82
66
47
55
88
182
247
355
210
191
145
135
111
113
90
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
NW
25
NW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
15
NNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:45AM5.03m
11:05PM4.95m
11:24AM4.64m
11:46PM4.47m
12:09PM4.25m
Low Tide
4:59PM0.89m
5:21AM1.13m
5:38PM1.30m
6:00AM1.55m
6:25PM1.71m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:38
8:36
8:34
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
17
18
18
16
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
16
14
13
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
12
12
12
13
13
11
11
11
12
12
10
10
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