Staithes Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.79° W

Staithes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Staithes sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.8° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 7AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (11 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (11 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
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)
1.9
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
8
1.4
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.9
N
6
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
335
286
266
215
117
63
64
63
61
60
57
40
40
26
25
25
14
14
14
7
7
6
6
3
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
35
SSW
35
SW
25
W
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:23AM4.65m
4:49PM4.48m
5:00AM4.64m
5:21PM4.44m
5:36AM4.52m
5:53PM4.31m
Low Tide
10:31PM0.45m
10:52AM0.07m
11:05PM0.37m
11:24AM0.20m
11:37PM0.37m
11:56AM0.40m
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Temp °C
9
9
8
10
12
12
11
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10
9
9
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14
14
13
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15
17
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15
13
12
Feels °C
1
3
3
6
9
10
8
6
6
4
4
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8
7
8
10
11
11
10
12
11
9
8
8
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