Staithes surf break

Staithes surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 BST
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Staithes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Staithes sea temperature is
9.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Staithes today?

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 11PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)--
Afternoon (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (03 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1
N
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.7
N
8
1.3
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.5
N
9
0.7
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.9
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
108
116
76
51
40
24
23
33
33
22
21
19
19
55
80
166
133
143
55
41
94
149
140
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
S
5
E
10
SSE
5
S
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
N
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:31PM4.24m
5:44AM4.15m
6:06PM4.10m
6:17AM4.03m
6:43PM3.89m
6:52AM3.87m
Low Tide
11:47PM0.67m
12:03PM0.58m
00:20AM0.84m
12:38PM0.71m
00:54AM1.03m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:18
5:16
5:15
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8:38
8:40
8:43
8:45
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
7
8
9
11
13
14
12
9
8
7
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
7
7
8
5
4
3
4
4
6
7
9
11
12
9
5
4
2
5
3
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
7
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
10
1
N
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.8
N
6
0.6
N
5
0.7
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.9
N
9
Energy kJ
8
2
8
76
51
40
24
23
33
33
22
21
19
19
6
7
8
26
44
20
94
149
140
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.4
ESE
5
0.6
E
5
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.4
SE
3
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
5
Energy kJ
3
7
15
6
6
3
3
3
3
1
40
41
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
N
8
0.2
E
4
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
8
6
14
9
6
6
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.7
N
8
1.3
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
Energy kJ
69
108
116
9
3
2
2
3
5
55
80
166
133
143
55
39
27
25
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
330
352
469
122
64
66
433
586
505
479
382
382
477
324
511
591
591
330
330
330
352
65
352
355
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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