Staithes Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.79° W

Staithes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Staithes sea temperature is
14.3°C
2.0° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 1AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
1
0
1
0
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.9
N
6
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
1.3
WNW
5
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
10
1.7
NW
5
1.8
NW
6
1.9
NW
6
1.8
NW
5
1.9
NW
6
1.9
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
107
66
60
61
61
60
60
84
84
81
87
67
169
209
260
186
243
258
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
SW
25
SSW
30
S
20
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
35
WSW
40
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
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
3:01PM4.10m
3:03AM4.38m
3:40PM4.30m
3:44AM4.57m
4:16PM4.43m
Low Tide
9:15PM0.84m
9:39AM0.14m
9:55PM0.61m
10:17AM0.05m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:20
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6:22
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6:20
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6:17
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3
4
1
2
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1
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Temp °C
12
11
9
9
12
15
15
15
14
12
11
11
11
11
10
12
12
10
10
Feels °C
8
6
4
3
8
10
9
9
6
5
4
3
2
1
1
3
3
1
1
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