Staithes Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.79° W

Staithes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Staithes sea temperature is
15.6°C
1.4° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 9PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (10 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (10 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
6
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.4
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
N
7
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
WSW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
48
35
36
36
26
19
17
10
9
7
5
4
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
0
NW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:02PM4.34m
4:06AM4.70m
4:42PM4.49m
4:46AM4.84m
5:19PM4.54m
Low Tide
10:01AM0.05m
10:16PM0.56m
10:42AM-0.14m
10:54PM0.41m
11:19AM-0.19m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:32
7:30
7:28
 mm
2
Temp °C
14
17
18
16
16
15
14
13
16
17
18
17
14
11
12
13
14
17
17
18
17
Feels °C
10
11
13
11
13
11
11
10
12
13
15
16
12
7
8
8
9
12
13
15
15
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