Staithes Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.79° W

Staithes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Staithes sea temperature is
14.8°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 (19 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 10PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)--
Afternoon (19 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (19 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
1.4
WNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
1
NW
5
1
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.8
NNW
6
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
1
1
1
1
1
95
51
51
46
43
39
36
35
65
60
55
72
69
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:14PM3.06m
11:22AM2.98m
11:52PM3.05m
12:55PM3.05m
Low Tide
3:50PM1.79m
4:36AM1.69m
5:22PM1.93m
6:26AM1.68m
7:03PM1.82m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:10
7:07
7:05
 mm
Temp °C
18
16
14
13
12
12
13
16
17
15
13
12
12
13
13
13
19
18
18
Feels °C
11
10
9
7
5
5
5
8
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
17
17
17
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