Staithes surf break

Staithes surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
7.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Staithes today?

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 9PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)--
Afternoon (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
6
0
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
1.4
NNW
1.8
NW
1.7
NNW
1.3
N
2.1
NNW
2.3
N
2.4
N
3
N
3
N
3.5
N
4
N
4
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3
N
2.5
N
2.3
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.8
N
1.8
N
Period(s) (?)11111156678891011131313121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3837379520721815450170192116622258412753214523417633902568203414631117993894940
Wind
(km/h)
40
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
W
35
W
40
WNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
10
N
5
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:19PM
4.10
7:41AM
3.78
8:25PM
3.70
8:50AM
3.50
9:52PM
3.41
10:19AM
3.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:12PM
0.66
1:44AM
0.99
2:09PM
0.96
2:48AM
1.39
3:28PM
1.20
4:18AM
1.64
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-----5:54-------5:50-------5:48--
Sunset-6:22-------6:24-------6:27------
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1433----211----------221
Temp. °C12108454466654334666467897
Feels °C (?)441-4-4-4-5-4-3-2-2-4-4-4-4-123-201354
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