Roker Beach surf break

Roker Beach surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 BST
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Roker Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Roker Beach sea temperature is
9.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Roker Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Roker Beach at 6AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.9
N
4
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.4
NE
5
0.1
E
5
0.2
N
8
1.1
N
5
1.7
N
6
2
N
7
1.9
NNE
7
2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
263
220
147
114
113
117
103
84
63
45
32
29
0
2
7
6
6
1
5
0
219
366
394
437
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:23AM3.45m
12:22PM3.72m
1:16AM3.74m
1:16PM3.98m
2:01AM4.06m
2:06PM4.27m
Low Tide
6:23AM1.65m
6:59PM0.96m
7:23AM1.39m
7:51PM0.67m
8:14AM1.08m
8:38PM0.40m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:01
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
9:00
9:02
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
5
5
7
9
12
13
11
8
7
7
7
7
9
9
9
8
6
5
6
9
9
9
9
8
0
-1
1
2
5
7
5
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
2
1
0
1
3
2
1
2
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.4
NE
5
0.1
E
5
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
263
220
147
114
113
117
103
84
63
45
32
29
2
7
6
5
1
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.1
SW
4
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
9
Energy kJ
21
25
51
54
1
1
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
NW
3
0.9
N
4
1
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.9
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.7
N
6
2
N
7
1.9
NNE
7
2
NNE
8
Energy kJ
1
2
8
8
5
4
3
4
4
5
6
26
48
31
21
18
28
31
62
219
366
394
437
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
4
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
7
3
3
64
210
3
3
3
9
64
95
457
1458
455
420
420
421
606
457
482
478
278
10
10
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
2
4
3
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
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