Staithes Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.79° W

Staithes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Staithes sea temperature is
16.8° C
1.5° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 11AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
5
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.5
NNE
5
0.8
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
24
15
9
8
6
6
6
7
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
12
24
23
10
9
17
72
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
W
5
W
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
10
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:47AM3.59m
00:30AM3.50m
1:11PM3.67m
1:43AM3.71m
2:24PM3.88m
Low Tide
5:32AM1.37m
6:24PM1.29m
7:04AM1.24m
7:48PM1.19m
8:22AM0.92m
8:54PM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:26
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:51
8:49
8:46
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
19
24
26
24
19
17
15
15
18
19
21
19
17
16
15
13
15
15
16
16
14
Feels °C
12
12
16
20
21
21
17
14
11
13
16
17
17
15
15
14
10
9
12
12
13
13
12
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