Staithes surf break

Staithes surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 BST
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Staithes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Staithes sea temperature is
8.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Staithes today?

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 5AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


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Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.5
N
0.5
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NE
0.7
NNE
0.9
NE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
Period(s) (?)666555555555777788877777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1119671555139232722131516314047409180727070686666
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
SE
0
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
NE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:19PM
4.37
7:36AM
4.15
8:17PM
3.99
8:32AM
3.88
9:28PM
3.64
9:42AM
3.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:42AM
0.73
2:07PM
0.54
2:36AM
1.11
3:11PM
0.80
3:42AM
1.44
4:30PM
0.99
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise---5:46-------5:43-------5:41----
Sunset-------8:17-------8:20-------8:22
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C777678765555678787779111211
Feels °C (?)122223222323345465446888
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