Staithes Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s be honest with you. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a paddle. We’ve got a stretch of tiny surf and a whole lot of nothing on the cards. I’m not gonna sugarcoat it – there’s no proper swell on the horizon for a good long while, and most of what we see is gonna be small, weak, and messy. If you’re desperate for a splash, keep your expectations real low, because we’re in for a flat spell.

The first real chance of anything worth getting wet for is Wednesday the 16th. We’ve got a little pulse of swell pushing in from the north, around `3ft` with a short period of `8` seconds. The energy is weak, only about `168` in the combined readings, so it won’t have much push. Early morning on the 16th is a cross-on mess, but by the afternoon the wind drops right out to glassy. That’s when Staithes might just about offer up a few crumbly lines. It’s pretty ordinary, but it’s the best we’ve got in this stretch.

After that, we’re back into the doldrums. The 17th and 18th have a bit of swell but it’s dropping fast, and the wind is howling fresh out of the west-southwest, so it’s not worth your time. The energy readings are down in the low double digits, and it’s just a lot of chop and nothing else.

There’s a proper dead zone from the 19th through to the 24th where wave heights barely scrape `1ft`. It’s flat. The energy readings are in single figures – just a complete lull. You’d be better off checking the tide pools than bringing your board.

Things try to pick up a touch around the 25th with a little northeast pulse, but it’s still tiny – around `2ft` – and the onshore winds mess it up. Not worth the drive.

We do get a sniff of something towards the end of the window. On the morning of the 30th, we finally see some longer period swell, up to `14` seconds, from the north, around `2ft` to `2ft`. It’s still small, but that longer period means more push and cleaner lines. The wind is offshore, so Staithes could actually clean up. But the energy is still weak, so don’t expect much. It is a slight glimmer in an otherwise flat fortnight.

This is one of those stretches where you might just leave the board in the shed. No standouts, no heroes. Just a waiting game.

Rusty

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