Staithes Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.79° W

Staithes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Staithes sea temperature is
14.3°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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 7PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
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Friday
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Saturday
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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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
59
57
44
42
33
33
51
34
23
11
10
6
4
1
2
2
3
2
0
1
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:20PM4.12m
7:48AM4.11m
8:10PM3.84m
8:50AM3.74m
9:14PM3.57m
Low Tide
1:25PM0.59m
1:44AM0.65m
2:14PM0.95m
2:39AM0.91m
3:14PM1.32m
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cloud
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light rain
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
17
18
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15
14
12
12
13
18
20
19
18
15
13
12
12
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15
14
12
Feels °C
11
12
12
12
12
11
8
8
8
13
15
13
12
10
10
9
9
9
12
11
9
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