Staithes Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.79° W

Staithes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Staithes sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.9° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 3PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s 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 (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
1
1
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)
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
9
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
21
21
20
19
26
29
21
24
80
131
164
187
210
181
140
111
86
28
31
31
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
5
NNE
5
WSW
25
W
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
W
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:00PM4.13m
7:17AM4.19m
7:35PM3.86m
7:58AM3.83m
8:12PM3.56m
Low Tide
1:01PM0.46m
1:12AM0.65m
1:34PM0.81m
1:47AM0.90m
2:10PM1.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:17
7:15
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
18
16
14
13
13
12
14
14
15
16
13
14
14
15
14
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
9
8
8
7
10
13
13
11
8
8
8
11
8
9
7
7
6
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