The Gare surf break

The Gare surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 12 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Gare today?

The current surf forecast for The Gare at 1AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (13 May)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (13 May)2ft (0.6m)4s

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 night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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)
0.9
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.9
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.3
N
9
0.8
N
4
1.1
N
5
1
N
5
1
N
5
1.4
N
6
2
N
7
2
N
7
1.9
N
7
2.1
N
8
2.5
N
8
3
N
10
3
N
10
3.5
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
127
109
84
64
46
45
54
28
18
14
22
53
50
54
121
342
374
381
504
898
1549
1972
2335
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
SW
20
W
20
W
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:26AM4.45m
1:35PM4.74m
2:16AM4.75m
2:27PM5.04m
3:03AM5.04m
Low Tide
7:24PM1.50m
7:45AM1.81m
8:13PM1.19m
8:32AM1.47m
8:58PM0.90m
9:17AM1.15m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:01
4:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:59
9:00
9:02
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
11
7
6
7
5
7
8
9
9
7
6
5
6
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
7
5
2
1
2
0
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
1
3
1
1
1
1
0
-1
-1
-1
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
9
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
93
127
109
84
64
46
45
10
14
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
9
Energy kJ
54
7
2
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
NW
3
0.7
N
8
0.9
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.8
N
4
1.1
N
5
1
N
5
1
N
5
1.4
N
6
2
N
7
2
N
7
1.9
N
7
2.1
N
8
2.5
N
8
3
N
10
3
N
10
3.5
N
11
Energy kJ
5
3
3
3
2
54
28
18
13
22
53
50
54
121
342
374
381
504
898
1549
1972
2335
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
275
7
33
12
33
62
444
655
1529
456
456
617
523
441
441
442
432
432
46
389
306
552
599
557
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
4
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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