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Staithes surf break

Staithes surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
8.0° 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 1AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)21s
Afternoon (16 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (16 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)1013121211212110101099998885444555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23332982222222111121133131217
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
S
0
S
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:27PM
3.44
1:54AM
3.52
2:14PM
3.65
2:40AM
3.68
2:55PM
3.87
3:21AM
3.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:54PM
1.31
8:16AM
1.27
8:40PM
1.07
8:57AM
1.08
9:21PM
0.83
9:34AM
0.92
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise------8:15-------8:14-------8:12-
Sunset4:07-------4:08-------4:10-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C666654466555566777777767
Feels °C (?)334310021011123444444434
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