Staithes Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.79° W

Staithes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Staithes sea temperature is
15.2°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 (16 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 10PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
7
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
10
0.6
NW
5
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
138
142
124
133
105
84
63
45
31
20
11
11
7
16
15
15
14
14
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
W
30
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-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
off
off
off
High Tide
7:35PM3.86m
7:58AM3.83m
8:12PM3.56m
8:44AM3.47m
9:00PM3.27m
Low Tide
1:34PM0.81m
1:47AM0.90m
2:10PM1.17m
2:26AM1.18m
2:52PM1.51m
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cloud
cloud
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rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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light rain
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:15
7:13
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
15
15
13
13
14
14
14
16
16
14
13
12
11
13
14
16
13
14
15
Feels °C
13
10
8
7
8
10
8
9
8
7
7
6
4
7
8
9
8
7
11
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