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/ North East England (54 surf breaks) /
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Staithes surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 08 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Staithes today?
The current surf forecast for Staithes at 2PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Staithes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 6 | |
70 | 64 | 61 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 71 | 244 | 355 | 278 | 191 | 127 | 97 | 74 | 59 | 59 | 87 | 308 | 229 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | |
High Tide | 8:16AM3.54m | 9:01PM3.19m | 9:12AM3.42m | 10:13PM3.08m | 10:21AM3.37m | 11:30PM3.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13AM1.43m | 2:52PM1.25m | 3:04AM1.61m | 3:53PM1.35m | 4:07AM1.73m | 5:03PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | 8:53 |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ESE 4 | E 5 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | N 11 | E 4 | N 11 |
 kJ | 70 | 64 | 61 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 44 | 63 | 35 | 18 | 87 | 2 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | ENE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 20 | 21 | 14 | 10 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 59 | 10 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSW 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | N 11 | N 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 14 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 71 | 244 | 355 | 278 | 191 | 127 | 97 | 74 | — | — | — | 308 | 229 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 117 | 324 | 322 | 458 | 470 | 480 | 482 | 470 | 65 | 345 | 364 | 494 | 65 | 57 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 65 |
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