The Gare Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.63° N 1.14° W

The Gare 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Gare sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.8° 

The Gare surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Gare today (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Gare at 2PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
11
0.4
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
49
33
33
20
32
47
50
28
17
10
8
16
27
12
11
21
18
18
30
28
21
36
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
E
15
SE
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
5
SE
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
3:50AM5.38m
4:29PM5.38m
4:37AM5.67m
5:15PM5.53m
5:21AM5.86m
5:57PM5.56m
Low Tide
10:16AM0.75m
10:35PM1.17m
11:02AM0.50m
11:17PM1.06m
11:45AM0.40m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:42
8:39
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
15
20
25
29
29
25
23
23
22
27
30
32
30
24
21
20
20
23
24
21
21
20
Feels °C
13
13
17
21
27
28
22
21
19
18
25
28
30
29
23
20
20
20
22
24
20
22
20
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