Staithes Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.79° W

Staithes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Staithes sea temperature is
15.6° C
1.0° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 6PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
NW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
301
201
127
97
75
70
72
72
72
80
66
64
51
51
34
40
29
20
13
8
Wind (km/h)
20
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:15AM3.65m
10:57PM3.35m
11:20AM3.42m
00:00AM3.26m
12:30PM3.31m
Low Tide
4:39PM1.24m
5:00AM1.53m
5:43PM1.48m
6:15AM1.60m
6:58PM1.57m
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cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:58
4:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:21
9:20
9:17
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
19
20
18
17
15
16
18
20
21
20
18
Feels °C
12
15
16
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
17
18
16
15
13
15
16
18
19
18
16
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