Staithes Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.79° W

Staithes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Staithes sea temperature is
16.4° C
1.0° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 3PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
11
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
3
10
21
18
31
30
28
27
36
31
30
30
28
27
26
14
14
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SSE
30
SE
15
SSE
5
SSW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
5
ESE
5
SSW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NE
5
ENE
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
glassy
off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:03PM4.48m
5:08AM4.86m
5:45PM4.51m
5:50AM4.91m
6:26PM4.44m
Low Tide
11:02AM-0.13m
11:16PM0.44m
11:44AM-0.26m
11:56PM0.40m
12:24PM-0.21m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:39
8:37
8:36
 mm
1
Temp °C
27
31
31
27
26
21
20
20
23
24
21
22
20
17
15
14
15
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
24
27
25
23
25
19
19
20
23
24
22
23
19
15
13
12
13
14
16
15
16
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