Staithes Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.79° W

Staithes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Staithes sea temperature is
11.2°C
1.3° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 7AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (13 Nov)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (13 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
N
11
3.5
N
10
3.5
N
10
3
N
10
2.5
N
10
2.5
N
10
2.2
N
10
2
N
10
1.7
N
9
1.5
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.1
N
9
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
N
8
0.1
N
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2855
2222
2318
2216
1495
1233
919
730
486
364
269
190
116
88
68
49
34
22
12
7
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:29AM3.94m
5:37PM3.95m
6:08AM3.69m
6:16PM3.79m
Low Tide
11:25PM0.64m
11:39AM1.00m
00:03AM0.80m
12:16PM1.20m
00:46AM1.00m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
7
5
4
4
4
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
6
Feels °C
-2
-3
-3
-2
-2
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
-1
0
0
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
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