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Staithes surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 18 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
9.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Staithes today?
The current surf forecast for Staithes at 6PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Staithes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | |
50 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 5:29PM4.69m | 5:48AM4.56m | 6:20PM4.54m | 6:36AM4.45m | 7:15PM4.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29AM0.10m | 11:55PM0.29m | 12:18PM0.09m | 00:43AM0.51m | 1:10PM0.18m | 1:33AM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | |  | | |  | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | 9:10 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 8 |
 kJ | 50 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 163 | 143 | 81 | 59 | 45 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 37 | 97 | 136 | 144 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 330 | 332 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 64 | 468 | 375 | 445 | 210 | 207 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 71 | 117 | 297 | 297 | 298 | 298 | 262 | 297 | 266 | 367 |
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