Surf forecast · United Kingdom · North East England
Surf forecast Saltburn-by-the-Sea today
Waves, swell and wind at Saltburn-by-the-Sea (North East England, United Kingdom) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun offshore.
Saltburn-by-the-Sea surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 11:00–14:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.6 m · 5 s ↑W | 0.2 m · 6 s ↑SE | 46–74 km/h ↑WSW cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.6 m · 5 s ↑W | 0.4 m · 6 s ↑NNW | 48–78 km/h ↑W cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.6 m · 5 s ↑W | 0.5 m · 6 s ↑NNW | 45–72 km/h ↑W cross-shore |
Monday 26 October
Small Best window 16:00–17:00: small, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.6 m · 6 s ↑NW | 0.5 m · 7 s ↑N | 15–24 km/h ↑S offshore |
| 12:00 | 0.5 m · 7 s ↑NNW | 0.4 m · 8 s ↑N | 20–33 km/h ↑SE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 0.7 m · 5 s ↑ESE | 0.4 m · 7 s ↑N | 36–59 km/h ↑S offshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.2 m · 4 s ↑S | 0.5 m · 5 s ↑SE | 38–66 km/h ↑SW offshore |
| 12:00 | 1.2 m · 4 s ↑SSW | 0.5 m · 6 s ↑SE | 46–83 km/h ↑SW offshore |
| 15:00 | 1.2 m · 4 s ↑SSW | 0.4 m · 6 s ↑SE | 39–70 km/h ↑SW offshore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 20:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Saltburn-by-the-Sea
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Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Saltburn-by-the-Sea today?
- Fun: waves 1.4 m at 5 s from SSE, swell 1.0 m · 5 s SE (Sat 20:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Saltburn-by-the-Sea?
- Wind 33 km/h from WSW: offshore for a beach facing NNE.
- When is the best time to surf Saltburn-by-the-Sea today?
- No daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
- How warm is the water at Saltburn-by-the-Sea?
- 13.0 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Scarborough 52 km · Tynemouth Longsands 55 km · Pease Bay 172 km · Machrihanish 321 km · Portrush 371 km · Rest Bay (Porthcawl) 394 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Saltburn-by-the-Sea, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.