The Gare surf break

The Gare surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 17 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
9.7° 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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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)
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
1
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
25
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
30
SE
35
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
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
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:52
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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)
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
Energy 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)
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Energy kJ
7
22
22
22
13
13
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
ESE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
1
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
S
4
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
7
9
5
8
43
77
67
1
3
12
9
9
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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