Staithes Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.79° W

Staithes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Staithes sea temperature is
16.8° C
1.5° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 10AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
2
1
0
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)
1.4
WNW
5
1.3
NW
6
1
NNW
7
1.3
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
100
83
191
291
291
257
260
228
190
157
124
99
75
57
42
36
24
15
15
8
6
3
Wind (km/h)
35
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
5
NW
5
E
10
SSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:18AM3.88m
10:00PM3.55m
10:25AM3.68m
11:11PM3.45m
11:47AM3.59m
Low Tide
3:13AM1.16m
3:51PM0.99m
4:12AM1.31m
4:59PM1.20m
5:32AM1.37m
6:24PM1.29m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:54
8:52
8:51
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
13
15
16
14
13
14
17
20
21
20
16
15
14
14
19
23
25
25
20
Feels °C
6
8
8
8
12
14
14
11
10
11
13
15
15
15
13
12
11
11
16
20
22
23
19
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