Staithes Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.79° W

Staithes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Staithes sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.5° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 10PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)--
Afternoon (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
N
7
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.4
NE
7
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
6
1.5
E
6
0.1
N
6
1.5
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
26
22
16
17
17
18
27
37
57
67
82
112
173
1
196
132
124
124
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:22PM3.32m
2:37AM3.54m
3:09PM3.54m
3:18AM3.84m
3:48PM3.77m
Low Tide
8:39PM1.49m
9:07AM1.13m
9:20PM1.24m
9:47AM0.82m
9:56PM1.00m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:13
8:09
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
14
14
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
12
13
13
12
11
11
13
12
14
13
14
14
13
15
14
16
15
15
14
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