Staithes Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.79° W

Staithes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Staithes sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.4° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 11PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)--
Afternoon (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.3
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
46
62
69
92
124
112
115
91
86
95
80
86
89
109
112
119
152
161
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:09PM3.54m
3:18AM3.84m
3:48PM3.77m
3:53AM4.13m
4:23PM3.97m
Low Tide
9:20PM1.24m
9:47AM0.82m
9:56PM1.00m
10:21AM0.52m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:09
8:07
 mm
2
2
5
4
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
16
16
18
20
19
17
16
17
16
16
18
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
13
13
12
13
14
15
16
17
16
14
14
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
17
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