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Staithes surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
12.0° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Staithes today (27 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Staithes at 11PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Staithes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 6 | |
7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:44PM3.81m | 2:22AM3.78m | 2:32PM3.88m | 3:01AM3.89m | 3:15PM3.95m | 3:38AM3.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21PM0.85m | 8:43AM1.13m | 9:03PM0.83m | 9:23AM0.97m | 9:41PM0.82m | 10:00AM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | | | | |  | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 66 | 41 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 4 | — | — | N 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 67 | 102 | 114 | 95 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 333 | 331 | 331 | 385 | 385 | 427 | 476 | 489 | 579 | 781 | 191 | 62 | 117 | 427 | 298 | 480 | 530 | 397 | 367 | 313 | 330 | 332 | 367 | 427 |
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