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The Gare surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 17 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
9.7° 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 10PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 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 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | |
99 | 92 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 43 | 77 | 67 | 54 | 54 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:51PM5.59m | 5:16AM5.54m | 5:40PM5.55m | 6:01AM5.50m | 6:32PM5.40m | 6:49AM5.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09PM0.59m | 11:31AM0.60m | 11:54PM0.74m | 12:19PM0.63m | 00:41AM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | |  | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | 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 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 |
 kJ | 99 | 92 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 54 | 54 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | — | 5 | 8 | 43 | 77 | 67 | — | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 116 | 298 | 299 | 306 | 351 | 45 | 102 | 460 | 421 | 351 | 403 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 53 | 73 | 102 | 285 | 285 |
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