The Gare surf break

The Gare surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm 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 4PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm 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 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
N
11
3.5
N
11
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.4
NNE
11
2.3
NNE
10
2.2
NNE
10
2
N
10
1.9
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
10
1.6
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2806
2751
2073
1812
1512
1244
1100
932
799
696
551
449
325
275
235
199
162
127
99
94
71
69
69
51
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
15
N
5
N
5
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
10
ESE
10
SE
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:15PM5.31m
3:47AM5.29m
4:03PM5.51m
4:32AM5.47m
4:51PM5.59m
5:16AM5.54m
Low Tide
9:17AM1.15m
9:42PM0.68m
10:01AM0.88m
10:25PM0.57m
10:46AM0.69m
11:09PM0.59m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:58
4:58
4:56
4:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:04
9:06
9:07
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
9
8
7
6
7
8
9
11
10
8
9
7
7
10
12
13
12
9
9
7
7
0
1
4
7
5
4
3
4
6
6
8
7
5
6
3
2
4
5
7
8
5
7
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.4
NNE
11
2.3
NNE
10
2.2
NNE
10
2
N
10
1.9
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
10
1.6
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
Energy kJ
2267
2353
2073
1812
1512
1244
1100
932
799
696
551
449
325
275
235
199
162
127
99
94
71
69
69
51
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)
3.5
N
11
3.5
N
11
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
2806
2751
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
618
46
46
7
7
7
7
7
7
90
12
7
12
7
7
12
12
17
12
12
12
12
12
24
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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