Staithes Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.79° W

Staithes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Staithes sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.1° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 8PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (28 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (28 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.3
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
5
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.5
ESE
3
0.8
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.5
ESE
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
1.5
E
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
NE
8
1
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
7
11
6
5
3
2
7
22
56
126
2
2
184
2
2
2
57
79
135
132
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
W
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:26PM4.52m
5:36AM4.75m
6:01PM4.48m
6:16AM4.64m
6:38PM4.34m
Low Tide
11:29AM-0.01m
11:42PM0.31m
12:05PM0.07m
00:19AM0.33m
12:44PM0.28m
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clear
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Temp °C
13
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
14
14
14
15
16
16
18
18
19
21
21
19
16
Feels °C
11
13
12
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
12
13
14
15
13
14
17
17
14
13
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