Staithes Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.79° W

Staithes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Staithes sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.4° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 12PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (09 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNW
7
2.4
N
8
2
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.2
N
7
1
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
N
8
0.6
NW
4
0.5
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.2
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
724
653
434
260
179
130
86
68
53
52
43
49
38
25
25
26
19
18
10
16
14
10
2
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
5
NE
5
ESE
10
S
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
10
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:35AM4.09m
3:18PM4.11m
3:23AM4.44m
4:02PM4.34m
4:06AM4.70m
4:42PM4.49m
Low Tide
9:15AM0.38m
9:35PM0.79m
10:01AM0.05m
10:16PM0.56m
10:42AM-0.14m
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:32
7:30
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
12
12
11
13
17
19
14
15
15
14
13
15
16
17
16
13
Feels °C
6
6
7
11
13
12
12
9
9
7
8
12
14
8
10
11
11
10
10
12
15
14
10
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