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The Gare surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 18 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Gare surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Gare sea temperature is
9.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Gare today?
The current surf forecast for The Gare at 12PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Gare. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | |
68 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 66 | 88 | 144 | 77 | 79 | 53 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:16AM5.54m | 5:40PM5.55m | 6:01AM5.50m | 6:32PM5.40m | 6:49AM5.37m | 7:26PM5.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31AM0.60m | 11:54PM0.74m | 12:19PM0.63m | 00:41AM1.00m | 1:10PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | |  |  | |  | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | 9:13 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — |
 kJ | 68 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 24 | 78 | 77 | 79 | 53 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 66 | 88 | 144 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 52 | 299 | 343 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 45 | 444 | 351 | 421 | 190 | 190 | 12 | 12 | 53 | 53 | 48 | 285 | 343 | 296 | 284 | 247 | 284 |
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