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Staithes surf break

Staithes surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
7.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Staithes today?

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 5PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (14 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (14 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
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 (?)
0.4
NW
0.2
NNW
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)566121211111110101023121221212110101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)633311102222210339982222222
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SW
15
N
30
NW
20
W
20
SW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:32PM
3.29
12:59AM
3.37
1:27PM
3.44
1:54AM
3.52
2:14PM
3.65
2:40AM
3.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:24AM
1.53
6:57PM
1.52
7:27AM
1.43
7:54PM
1.31
8:16AM
1.27
8:40PM
1.07
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise8:17-------8:15-------8:15-------
Sunset--4:06-------4:07-------4:08-----
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1361--21-----
Temp. °C465444565666545445665555
Feels °C (?)-20-1-2-3-3-2-1-11241-3-1-1-10111111
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