Staithes surf break

Staithes surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 25 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
7.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Staithes today?

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 3AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (26 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (26 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
E
2
ENE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1.9
E
1.3
ENE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
3.5
ESE
4
ESE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
NE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)8888888788888910101091099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4514262752622362101643581871471099900341334327288264346276363322322
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
45
SE
55
ESE
60
ESE
60
ESE
50
SE
30
SE
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:53PM
4.09
8:36AM
3.67
8:51PM
3.86
9:39AM
3.52
10:05PM
3.68
10:54AM
3.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:28AM
0.74
2:43PM
1.23
3:26AM
1.00
3:51PM
1.36
4:43AM
1.20
5:19PM
1.36
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise----8:02-------8:00-------7:58---
Sunset------4:28-------4:30-------4:31-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------12671--------
Temp. °C444445544445545675544665
Feels °C (?)-3-2-2-2-1-1-2-3-4-5-7-7-8-9-6-12110-1121
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