The Gare surf break

The Gare surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 15 May 2026 BST
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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
9.6° 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 1PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 3.0m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (15 May)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (15 May)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
N
8
3
N
10
3.5
N
11
3.5
N
11
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.3
NNE
10
2.2
NNE
10
1.9
NNE
10
1.8
NNE
10
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
N
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
724
1732
2859
2751
2073
1812
1512
1374
1100
932
710
614
471
388
333
281
235
199
165
157
127
99
96
73
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
5
N
5
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
0
S
5
ESE
10
SE
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:03AM5.04m
3:15PM5.31m
3:47AM5.29m
4:03PM5.51m
4:32AM5.47m
4:51PM5.59m
Low Tide
9:17AM1.15m
9:42PM0.68m
10:01AM0.88m
10:25PM0.57m
10:46AM0.69m
11:09PM0.59m
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4:58
4:58
4:56
4:54
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9:02
9:04
9:06
9:07
1
2
1
Temp °C
6
5
7
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
8
9
10
11
9
9
8
7
10
12
12
12
9
8
-1
-2
-1
1
4
6
6
4
4
5
6
6
7
8
6
6
4
2
5
6
7
8
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.3
NNE
10
2.2
NNE
10
1.9
NNE
10
1.8
NNE
10
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
N
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
Energy kJ
2310
2353
2073
1812
1512
1374
1100
932
710
614
471
388
333
281
235
199
165
157
127
99
96
73
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
3
Energy kJ
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
N
8
3
N
10
3.5
N
11
3.5
N
11
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
SW
2
Energy kJ
724
1732
2859
2751
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
232
571
618
46
46
33
7
7
7
7
7
53
13
7
12
12
33
12
12
12
12
7
12
12
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
8
8
9
5
4
4
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