Staithes surf break

Staithes surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 08 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
7.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Staithes today?

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 5AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
N
0.8
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.9
NW
0.5
E
0.6
NNW
0.4
E
0.3
NNW
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)91211111111101010101099666664756520
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1101802481911491107573504930291723241617212623191367
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SW
10
W
5
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
WSW
30
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
5
SW
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:40PM
3.73
7:51AM
3.59
8:23PM
3.42
8:35AM
3.35
9:21PM
3.12
9:41AM
3.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:51AM
1.22
2:12PM
1.16
2:32AM
1.50
3:03PM
1.42
3:26AM
1.74
4:16PM
1.61
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise---6:18-------6:16-------6:13----
Sunset-------7:52-------7:52-------7:54
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C88991116181815141312131010865556888
Feels °C (?)234581417171413119932-1-1-1013310
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