Staithes Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.79° W

Staithes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Staithes sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.6° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 12AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
91
97
114
118
92
75
70
59
88
109
82
50
46
27
25
12
12
5
Wind (km/h)
20
E
10
E
10
E
5
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
S
5
ESE
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
4:23PM3.97m
4:26AM4.37m
4:55PM4.14m
4:57AM4.54m
5:26PM4.26m
Low Tide
10:29PM0.79m
10:55AM0.29m
11:02PM0.63m
11:27AM0.13m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:05
8:02
 mm
1
1
2
3
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
15
17
18
15
14
15
Feels °C
15
17
16
17
17
16
17
18
17
16
14
12
13
13
16
17
13
14
15
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