Staithes Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.79° W

Staithes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Staithes sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.2° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Staithes at 6AM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (05 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
0
1
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)
0.3
N
8
1.3
WNW
5
1.5
NW
5
1.5
NW
6
1.1
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.4
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
85
126
172
110
60
90
66
63
45
44
15
29
29
31
34
24
24
24
25
25
25
15
14
Wind (km/h)
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:11AM3.55m
10:49PM3.37m
11:46AM3.43m
00:20AM3.44m
1:16PM3.56m
Low Tide
3:53AM1.25m
4:42PM1.44m
5:26AM1.35m
6:21PM1.51m
7:06AM1.17m
7:46PM1.34m
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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light rain
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:43
7:40
 mm
5
Temp °C
14
14
13
15
17
18
18
15
14
13
13
15
13
20
21
21
19
17
16
16
17
17
17
14
Feels °C
8
7
6
9
12
14
15
12
11
10
9
11
10
16
17
18
16
14
13
12
11
11
12
8
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