Staithes Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.79° W

Staithes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Staithes sea temperature is
16.8° C
1.6° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 5AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (04 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.9
NW
4
1.1
N
7
1.7
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
102
105
109
100
116
92
60
43
33
25
22
22
22
21
11
10
10
26
134
381
400
356
305
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
5
SSW
10
WNW
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:42AM4.28m
8:16PM3.86m
8:25AM4.10m
9:03PM3.71m
9:18AM3.88m
10:00PM3.55m
Low Tide
1:45AM0.87m
2:16PM0.54m
2:26AM1.00m
2:59PM0.75m
3:13AM1.16m
3:51PM0.99m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:59
8:57
8:54
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
16
16
16
19
23
25
22
21
18
16
17
18
19
18
17
15
14
15
14
13
13
17
18
16
Feels °C
14
15
16
18
22
24
22
21
16
14
13
11
11
10
9
7
6
9
10
10
10
16
16
11
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