Withernsea surf break

Withernsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 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
16.0° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Withernsea today?

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 5PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
N
0.6
N
1
N
1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
Period(s) (?)106888777888891010999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22413312711487876963636363738989858381816060614445
Wind
(km/h)
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
40
SW
40
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:05PM
3.81
1:32AM
3.79
2:39PM
3.90
2:52AM
4.04
3:46PM
4.15
3:50AM
4.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:18PM
1.85
8:06AM
1.40
8:48PM
1.72
9:24AM
1.08
9:50PM
1.44
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise-------6:35-------6:37-------6:39
Sunset---7:14-------7:12-------7:08----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------221-----1--------
Temp. °C141717151313121112152019171717171821212119171716
Feels °C (?)7910989886101615131414131215171715131412
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for North East England

  1. weather stationWind Update moderate winds from the W at Leconfield Airport mean that it is cross-off at Withernsea. 0.9m 8s swell from the N with a 0.9m 4s local chop from the W and a 0.4m 6s windswell from the N. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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28 km/h
W
0.0
16.0
Air / Water (°C)
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