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/ North East England (54 surf breaks) /
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Staithes surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Staithes today?
The current surf forecast for Staithes at 8PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (02 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Staithes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 3 | E 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 55 | 142 | 203 | 185 | 121 | 81 | 55 | 44 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 30 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:55PM4.31m | 5:12AM4.23m | 5:31PM4.24m | 5:44AM4.15m | 6:06PM4.10m | 6:17AM4.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58AM0.55m | 11:15PM0.55m | 11:30AM0.53m | 11:47PM0.67m | 12:03PM0.58m | 00:20AM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | 8:43 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | N 12 | N 11 | N 10 | E 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
 kJ | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 81 | 55 | 44 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | E 4 | — | — | — | N 12 | N 11 | N 10 | NE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | N 8 | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 12 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | SSE 4 | — | ESE 3 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 2 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 16 | 55 | 142 | 203 | 185 | 121 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 330 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 333 | 330 | 210 | 65 | 94 | 57 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 531 | 442 | 414 | 417 | 480 | 442 |
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