Withernsea surf break

Withernsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 BST
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Withernsea surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Withernsea sea temperature is
10.9° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Withernsea today?

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 8AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
N
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.4
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
160
160
169
179
131
61
81
80
58
41
40
39
24
57
54
50
48
46
42
27
26
25
25
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:04AM4.44m
8:32PM4.19m
8:41AM4.25m
9:14PM3.91m
9:24AM4.06m
Low Tide
2:08AM1.04m
2:30PM0.90m
2:45AM1.28m
3:12PM1.13m
3:26AM1.53m
4:02PM1.34m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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5:15
5:13
5:11
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8:37
8:39
8:42
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
7
6
7
7
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
10
9
8
9
11
12
13
13
14
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
5
5
4
5
3
3
3
4
4
3
5
7
7
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
10
0.6
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
N
9
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
Energy kJ
45
61
81
54
43
31
17
13
24
57
54
50
48
46
42
27
26
25
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.6
N
6
0.4
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
4
21
26
80
58
41
40
39
9
10
7
4
4
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
N
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.4
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
SE
4
Energy kJ
132
160
160
169
179
131
51
50
2
6
17
26
36
29
17
11
4
4
8
8
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
419
450
419
450
457
450
95
95
52
0
0
328
464
290
315
263
104
67
24
108
459
225
487
171
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
7
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