Staithes Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.79° W

Staithes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Staithes sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.2° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 2AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
1.2
NW
5
1
NNW
6
0.9
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
29
22
24
23
24
24
46
46
34
34
65
69
57
46
33
17
17
10
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SW
10
S
15
S
15
SW
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:57PM4.32m
6:02AM4.66m
6:29PM4.30m
6:37AM4.58m
7:05PM4.20m
Low Tide
00:08AM0.49m
12:33PM0.11m
00:42AM0.53m
1:08PM0.26m
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:58
7:55
 mm
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
21
18
16
15
14
14
16
18
20
18
14
13
13
14
16
19
19
17
16
Feels °C
19
17
15
13
12
11
12
15
16
13
8
7
9
10
10
13
13
11
11
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