Staithes Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.79° W

Staithes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Staithes sea temperature is
16.5° C
1.6° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 5PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.9
NW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
41
41
26
25
25
25
29
29
42
41
40
38
36
35
35
22
22
22
21
27
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
N
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
35
W
30
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:07PM3.75m
4:18AM4.03m
4:45PM3.88m
4:53AM4.23m
5:21PM3.97m
Low Tide
10:07AM0.89m
10:20PM1.01m
10:45AM0.67m
10:54PM0.87m
11:21AM0.48m
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clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:07
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:12
9:09
9:07
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
24
24
24
21
20
18
18
21
24
23
22
19
17
16
15
18
20
19
18
15
Feels °C
19
21
21
22
21
19
17
17
20
23
24
20
19
16
14
12
14
14
11
11
10
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