Staithes Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.79° W

Staithes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Staithes sea temperature is
14.3°C
2.0° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 3PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (08 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.9
N
6
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
1.3
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
0.7
N
10
1.7
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
6
1.9
NW
6
2.1
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
198
154
107
66
60
61
61
60
60
84
84
81
85
90
176
255
289
236
266
349
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
10
W
20
SW
20
SSW
30
S
20
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:01PM4.10m
3:03AM4.38m
3:40PM4.30m
3:44AM4.57m
4:16PM4.43m
Low Tide
8:57AM0.34m
9:15PM0.84m
9:39AM0.14m
9:55PM0.61m
10:17AM0.05m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
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7:16
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7:18
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7:20
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6:22
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6:20
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6:17
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2
4
2
1
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1
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Temp °C
9
10
12
11
9
9
12
15
15
16
14
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
10
9
Feels °C
3
5
8
6
4
3
8
10
9
10
6
5
4
3
3
2
1
3
3
1
0
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