Staithes surf break

Staithes surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 GMT
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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
11.1° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Staithes today?

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 7PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)--
Afternoon (18 Nov)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (18 Nov)7ft (2.1m)12s

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

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Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
N
1.9
N
2.1
NNE
2
NNE
3
NNE
3
N
3
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3
N
3
N
2.5
N
2.4
N
2.2
N
1.9
N
Period(s) (?)121212127888999999999910810101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10109931190107288013831329159919692174222421112004206023642287207722001891136713471107911668
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
NW
20
NNE
25
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
45
N
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
50
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crossonononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:23PM
4.01
2:34AM
4.08
2:55PM
4.10
3:10AM
4.15
3:27PM
4.14
3:46AM
4.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:41PM
0.86
8:57AM
0.67
9:13PM
0.71
9:30AM
0.67
9:46PM
0.62
10:03AM
0.71
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise------7:39-------7:41-------7:43-
Sunset3:56-------3:56-------3:55-------
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
2-125512232---4431221---
Temp. °C556546553421215444653233
Feels °C (?)111-1-6-4-6-6-7-7-9-10-9-10-6-7-6-3-2-3-5-5-3-2
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