Withernsea surf break

Withernsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 19 Feb 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
5.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Withernsea today?

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 5PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (19 Feb)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (19 Feb)5ft (1.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.2
E
1.8
E
1.5
E
1.3
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)888888877771110101010111099891010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)805783659428286207138109694723208888986661598
Wind
(km/h)
35
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:03AM
4.96
6:06PM
5.40
6:37AM
5.01
6:40PM
5.41
7:11AM
4.97
7:17PM
5.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:08PM
0.44
12:34AM
-0.16
12:43PM
0.41
1:10AM
-0.11
1:20PM
0.46
1:47AM
0.08
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise7:11-------7:09-------7:07-------
Sunset--5:15-------5:17-------5:20-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
111------111---1---2---1
Temp. °C3444433457898887810111212111111
Feels °C (?)-6-4-20-1-2-3-2-2-102011114566565
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