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Staithes surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.6° 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 5PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Staithes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
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 kJ (?) | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 90 | 85 | 108 | 101 | 127 | 123 | 121 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 78 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:28AM 3.58 | 8:28PM 3.88 | 9:32AM 3.42 | 9:32PM 3.69 | 10:36AM 3.37 | 10:38PM 3.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:23PM 1.42 | 3:11AM 0.85 | 3:25PM 1.59 | 4:15AM 1.03 | 4:35PM 1.65 | 5:18AM 1.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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