
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Staithes today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Staithes at 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Staithes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:12PM3.56m | 8:44AM3.47m | 9:00PM3.27m | 9:48AM3.15m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10PM1.17m | 2:26AM1.18m | 2:52PM1.51m | 3:17AM1.47m | 3:50PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 6 | N 8 | NW 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SSE 5 | N 9 | N 9 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | N 8 |
45 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | S 5 | N 10 | N 10 | N 8 | — | N 10 | NW 5 | NW 4 | — | SSE 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 6 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | — | 16 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | SE 5 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 19 | NNW 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | S 6 |
2 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
24 | 28 | 33 | 57 | 43 | 38 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 39 | 24 | 39 | 28 | 15 | 19 | 27 | 20 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 742 | 742 | 403 | 403 | 430 | 107 | 367 | 659 | 477 | 382 | 659 | 681 | 681 | 664 | 569 | 569 | 569 | 312 | 548 |
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