The Gare Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.63° N 1.14° W

The Gare 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Gare sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.7° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Gare at 10AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.4
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.7
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
1.2
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.8
N
7
1.8
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
10
10
10
10
10
20
32
31
32
29
41
40
40
40
57
99
172
227
280
333
387
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
20
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:02AM5.34m
8:32PM4.75m
8:44AM4.96m
9:14PM4.48m
9:32AM4.57m
Low Tide
1:50AM1.53m
2:25PM1.37m
2:31AM1.81m
3:07PM1.78m
3:18AM2.11m
3:58PM2.16m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:46
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:28
8:25
 mm
3
10
7
5
1
Temp °C
16
17
18
19
20
18
16
15
14
14
17
19
18
17
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
14
16
15
14
14
13
13
12
11
12
13
15
14
15
13
13
11
9
9
8
8
8
8
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