Staithes Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.79° W

Staithes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Staithes sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.3° 

Staithes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Staithes today (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 6PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.4
ESE
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.9
ENE
7
0.1
N
10
0.7
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
54
126
2
2
2
2
2
75
2
65
80
93
77
67
49
48
45
44
44
42
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
10
W
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:01PM4.48m
6:16AM4.64m
6:38PM4.34m
6:59AM4.42m
7:20PM4.12m
Low Tide
12:05PM0.07m
00:19AM0.33m
12:44PM0.28m
00:59AM0.44m
1:25PM0.59m
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Temp °C
14
14
15
15
16
16
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18
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22
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17
15
13
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14
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18
16
15
Feels °C
9
9
11
11
12
13
13
13
15
16
17
15
14
12
11
11
11
15
16
14
13
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