The Gare surf break

The Gare surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 16 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 3PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (16 May)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (16 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
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)
2
N
10
1.9
NNE
10
1.7
N
10
1.6
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
799
696
539
440
325
275
235
199
157
127
99
92
69
68
50
50
50
50
35
35
34
34
35
36
Wind (km/h)
0
WNW
5
ESE
10
SE
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
glassy
cross
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:03PM5.51m
4:32AM5.47m
4:51PM5.59m
5:16AM5.54m
5:40PM5.55m
6:01AM5.50m
Low Tide
10:01AM0.88m
10:25PM0.57m
10:46AM0.69m
11:09PM0.59m
11:31AM0.60m
11:54PM0.74m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:58
4:56
4:54
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:06
9:07
9:09
2
1
Temp °C
8
10
11
10
8
9
7
8
10
12
12
12
9
7
7
7
10
11
11
12
10
9
8
9
6
7
8
6
5
6
3
4
5
6
6
7
5
4
4
4
8
9
8
9
7
6
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
N
10
1.9
NNE
10
1.7
N
10
1.6
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
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
Energy kJ
799
696
539
440
325
275
235
199
157
127
99
92
69
68
50
50
50
50
35
35
34
34
35
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
3
Energy kJ
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SE
3
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.6
SE
5
Energy kJ
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
8
11
8
7
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
12
12
12
7
7
7
7
12
12
12
12
12
12
24
299
299
308
351
351
351
351
460
444
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
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