The Gare Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.63° N 1.14° W

The Gare 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Gare sea temperature is
16.0° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Gare at 1AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
8
1
N
8
1.3
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.9
N
6
2
N
7
1.8
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.6
N
8
2.5
N
8
2.5
N
8
2.2
N
8
2
N
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
28
40
40
41
115
88
95
282
411
367
308
307
747
816
675
548
448
359
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
NNW
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
35
N
30
N
20
N
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
25
N
15
N
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:14PM4.48m
9:32AM4.57m
10:04PM4.24m
10:32AM4.22m
Low Tide
3:07PM1.78m
3:18AM2.11m
3:58PM2.16m
4:24AM2.36m
5:11PM2.45m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:25
8:23
 mm
1
1
1
2
4
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
19
17
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
12
13
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
17
16
13
14
11
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
6
7
8
10
11
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