Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Staithes today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Staithes at 2AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Staithes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 99 | 94 | 69 | 68 | 49 | 48 | 33 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:24PM4.13m | 3:37AM4.38m | 4:16PM4.35m | 4:24AM4.67m | 5:03PM4.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48PM0.74m | 10:15AM0.14m | 10:34PM0.55m | 11:02AM-0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 123 | 99 | 94 | 69 | 68 | 49 | 48 | 33 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 12 | N 9 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — |
| kJ | 35 | 89 | 66 | 51 | 45 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 51 | 72 | 67 | 61 | 60 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 41 | 35 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 468 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 0 | 262 | 155 | 64 | 4 | 30 | 12 | 42 | 40 | 66 | 297 | 330 | 371 | 301 | 1 |
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