Report last updated Saturday 9th April 2005, 12pm Hartlepool and local area today: Surf: 4 - 6ft Swell direction : North Wind direction: West Wind speed: 15 - 20 Starting to clean up a little, the wind should drop during the day 5 Day Forecast Weather Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Swell Height (ft) 8 - 10 4 - 6 1 - 2 0 - 1 0 - 0 Swell Direction N N N N / Wind Direction N W W W W Wind Speed (mph) 20 16 18 14 13 Weather Snow Rain Rain Rain Cloudy Max Temp (C) 3 8 11 12 12 The swell looks like it will now peak Friday and start to drop quickly through staurday, winds should decrease late friday and turn westerly for saturday and sunday. Offshore for Seaton Carew