Staithes Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.79° W

Staithes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Staithes sea temperature is
11.0°C
1.2° 

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 (15 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 3PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Afternoon (15 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (15 Nov)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue morning, min 3°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
18
0.3
N
16
0.5
N
16
0.6
N
15
0.6
N
14
0.7
N
14
1.7
N
6
2.2
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.5
N
7
0.8
N
13
0.8
N
13
0.8
N
12
0.8
N
12
0.9
N
12
1
N
12
0.9
N
12
0.9
N
11
2.2
E
8
2.1
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
46
119
157
148
194
219
447
303
222
215
209
184
175
217
273
214
198
592
481
459
436
540
511
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
20
WNW
30
N
25
NNW
35
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
5
W
10
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
50
ESE
40
ESE
45
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:52AM3.44m
7:00PM3.61m
7:46AM3.21m
7:53PM3.46m
8:54AM3.08m
8:58PM3.37m
Low Tide
12:56PM1.41m
1:35AM1.18m
1:44PM1.60m
2:33AM1.31m
2:43PM1.74m
3:39AM1.34m
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7:31
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7:33
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7:35
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7:37
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4:01
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4:00
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3:59
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3:56
 mm
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1
1
2
3
1
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1
9
8
1
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1
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Temp °C
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
6
6
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
Feels °C
0
1
3
4
3
1
0
-4
-4
-2
-2
1
0
-2
-2
-4
1
0
1
2
3
1
2
1
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