Surf Forecasts:
Staithes surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, ENE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period, N swell with 176 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Staithes this week:
The surf forecast for Staithes over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Staithes in the next 16 days are 1.2m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 03) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Staithes over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s chew over what’s heading to the Staithes area for the next couple of weeks.
To be straight with you, it’s a grim outlook. The swell is tiny, the periods are short, and the wind is mostly off. There’s no real rip-roaring session on the cards. If you’re desperate to get wet, there’s a few moments where it’ll be clean enough to ride a foamie.
The first flicker of hope is Friday morning, 28 August. Staithes (a reef, inconsistent, and often packed) will see a 3ft swell from the east-northeast with a short 6-second period. The wave energy is weak (76). The wind is light and cross-offshore, making it glassy. The water temp is 60°, which is about 1° warmer than usual – pretty average for this time of year.
After that, the weekend is a total write-off. Tiny, weak swell with clean conditions on Saturday and Sunday morning, but it’s barely 2ft. Not worth the drive.
We get a little bump on Wednesday morning, 2 September. The swell is 4ft from the north with an 8-second period, and the combined energy is moderate at 163. But the wind is cross-shore and choppy, so it’ll be a bumpy mess. Not good.
Thursday morning, 3 September might be the best of a bad lot. Still small at 3ft, north-northeast swell, 8-second period, but with a moderate offshore wind from the south-southwest, it’ll be clean. The energy is moderate (119). It’s surfable, but only just.
After that, the second week is all dross—2ft or smaller, mostly clean but pathetic. There’s a glassy morning on Sunday, 6 September with a 3ft northwesterly swell but a terrible 5-second period. The energy is low (56). It’s surfable but ordinary.
The only other highlight is Tuesday morning, 8 September. Swell hits 5ft from the north with an 8-second period, giving a moderate energy of 266. The wind is glassy from the southeast. That’s your best chance for a clean, if small, session. It’s still only for beginners or longboarders.
Overall, this is a skinny, weak run. No standouts. The 8th of September is your only real window for a clean, small-wave session.
Hang tight, lads.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 91 | 114 | 75 | 59 | 82 | 27 | 12 | 17 | 55 | 47 | 20 | 26 | 48 | 23 | 33 | 21 | 25 | 163 | 141 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 4:23PM3.97m | 4:26AM4.37m | 4:55PM4.14m | 4:57AM4.54m | 5:26PM4.26m | 5:29AM4.64m | 5:57PM4.32m | 6:02AM4.66m | 6:29PM4.30m | 6:37AM4.58m | 7:05PM4.20m | 7:17AM4.40m | 7:44PM4.02m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:29PM0.79m | 10:55AM0.29m | 11:02PM0.63m | 11:27AM0.13m | 11:35PM0.53m | 12:00PM0.07m | 00:08AM0.49m | 12:33PM0.11m | 00:42AM0.53m | 1:08PM0.26m | 1:19AM0.63m | 1:47PM0.51m | 2:00AM0.80m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | 8:07 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | 91 | 114 | 75 | 59 | 82 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 55 | 47 | 20 | 26 | 48 | 23 | 33 | 21 | 10 | 163 | 141 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | NE 8 | N 5 | N 6 | NE 7 | SE 5 | SE 7 | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 7 | SE 5 | E 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 6 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 4 | NW 2 | — | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | 5 | 9 | 10 | 25 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 385 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 510 | 410 | 0 | 427 | 312 | 352 | 312 | 417 | 433 | 314 | 397 | 66 | 10 | 0 |
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