Staithes Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.79° W

Staithes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Staithes sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.9° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 11AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)6ft (1.9m)6s
Afternoon (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
N
5
1.9
N
6
1.9
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.5
N
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
0.7
N
12
0.7
N
12
0.7
N
12
0.8
N
12
0.7
N
12
0.7
N
12
0.8
N
12
0.8
N
12
0.8
N
12
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
272
319
258
194
160
127
148
148
145
184
143
143
187
184
181
198
255
243
240
279
240
199
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
35
N
30
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
20
E
15
ENE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:13AM3.42m
8:23PM3.39m
9:13AM3.12m
9:29PM3.19m
10:42AM2.96m
Low Tide
2:00AM1.12m
2:18PM1.51m
2:52AM1.38m
3:13PM1.76m
4:04AM1.57m
4:30PM1.90m
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7:35
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7:37
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5:59
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1
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Temp °C
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
8
6
7
6
6
6
6
8
9
10
10
9
7
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