Seaton Sluice surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 BST
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Seaton Sluice surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Seaton Sluice sea temperature is
9.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Seaton Sluice today?

The current surf forecast for Seaton Sluice at 8AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (20 May)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (20 May)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
83
68
42
25
6
6
5
5
5
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
15
15
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:17AM4.51m
6:57PM4.34m
7:09AM4.34m
7:57PM4.04m
8:06AM4.14m
9:04PM3.76m
Low Tide
00:20AM0.53m
12:47PM0.19m
1:10AM0.81m
1:43PM0.36m
2:05AM1.11m
2:45PM0.57m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:48
4:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:15
9:17
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
14
14
16
15
13
12
13
12
12
17
19
17
16
17
16
15
19
22
23
21
18
9
8
9
9
9
11
11
10
9
10
9
9
14
16
15
14
15
15
13
17
19
20
20
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.5
SE
4
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
Energy kJ
114
83
68
42
25
17
6
5
5
5
2
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
9
15
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
13
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
5
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
6
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.1
SE
5
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
1
1
1
5
4
5
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
5
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
63
232
232
216
232
232
324
315
315
315
315
374
380
380
303
303
319
312
320
312
274
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
5
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