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Staithes Surf Photo: 'Staithes sunrise' by Nicholas Russill

Lat Long: 54.56° N 0.79° W

Issued: 6 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Staithes sea temperature is

12.4° C

Normal for this time of year

Staithes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	SW	SSW	SE	N
	5 s	off	4 s	5 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Staithes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SE	SSW	SSW	SE	N	WNW
	5 s	off	4 s	5 s	10 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Staithes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	S	SSE	N	W
	5 s	off	5 s	10 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Staithes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	SSW	SSW	SE	N
	5 s	off	3 s	5 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Staithes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SE	S		SE	N	N
	6 s	glass		6 s	9 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Staithes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SE	ESE		SE	N	N
	6 s	glass		6 s	9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Staithes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SE	NW		SE	N	N
	5 s	cross- on		5 s	12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Staithes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SE	WNW	WNW	SE	SE	N
	5 s	cross	2 s	5 s	7 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Staithes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	ESE	SW	WNW	SE	N	NW
	7 s	off	2 s	7 s	11 s	2 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Staithes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SE	S	S	SE	N	N
	7 s	cross- off	2 s	7 s	10 s	21 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Staithes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SE	S	SSE	SE	N	N
	7 s	cross- off	3 s	7 s	10 s	21 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Staithes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	S	SE	SE	N
	6 s	cross- off	4 s	6 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Staithes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	S	SE	N
	6 s	cross- off	6 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Staithes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SSE	SE	N
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Staithes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SSE	SE	N
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 January at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Staithes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SSE	SE	N
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 January at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Staithes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SE	ESE	N
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Staithes around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 5 minutes before low water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.4m (4.5 ft). Range 5.25m (17.2 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Staithes Surf Photo: 'Staithes sunrise' by Nicholas Russill

Not much surf today, but a stunning, cold mornig.

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User: Nicholas Russill

Country: United Kingdom (987 photos)

Photo taken at: 7:13 am 16 Jan 2026