Staithes Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.79° W

Staithes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Staithes sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.9° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 2PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
30
28
27
26
14
14
14
14
25
24
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
5
10
10
10
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
5
NE
5
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
0
SSE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
ESE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:50AM4.91m
6:26PM4.44m
6:31AM4.81m
7:04PM4.29m
7:11AM4.59m
7:42PM4.07m
Low Tide
12:24PM-0.21m
00:34AM0.45m
1:03PM-0.02m
1:11AM0.58m
1:40PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:34
8:30
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
15
17
17
16
16
14
14
14
16
16
16
17
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
12
10
12
15
15
15
15
11
12
12
14
14
15
16
13
13
13
13
13
15
16
15
13
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