Staithes Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.79° W

Staithes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Staithes sea temperature is
16.8° C
1.7° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 11PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)--
Afternoon (02 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
1
1
1
1
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)
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.8
E
5
1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1
ENE
6
0.9
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
12
11
11
19
21
22
27
60
102
127
148
196
180
168
141
85
66
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
E
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SE
0
W
5
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:01PM4.02m
7:04AM4.40m
7:36PM3.96m
7:42AM4.28m
8:16PM3.86m
Low Tide
1:04PM0.30m
1:09AM0.78m
1:39PM0.39m
1:45AM0.87m
2:16PM0.54m
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rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:00
8:59
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
19
22
24
21
20
Feels °C
13
12
12
14
14
15
13
15
15
15
13
14
14
15
19
23
24
22
20
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