Withernsea surf break

Withernsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 08 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 2.2°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: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)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 Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.5
N
9
1.2
N
4
1.7
N
6
1.8
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
11
1.4
N
5
1.8
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
27
26
25
25
24
14
14
14
14
14
39
50
247
276
227
169
115
74
58
57
56
100
245
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
30
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
ENE
10
SSW
20
W
25
N
30
N
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:24AM4.06m
10:09PM3.66m
10:20AM3.91m
11:23PM3.52m
11:31AM3.83m
00:45AM3.57m
Low Tide
4:02PM1.34m
4:15AM1.75m
5:01PM1.48m
5:17AM1.91m
6:10PM1.48m
6:31AM1.94m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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5:11
5:09
5:07
5:05
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8:42
8:43
8:45
8:46
Temp °C
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
11
9
7
7
7
7
8
8
7
7
7
6
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
8
8
9
10
9
7
3
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
1
1
4
3
1
0
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
N
9
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
N
11
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
11
0.3
E
5
Energy kJ
42
27
26
25
25
24
14
5
3
14
4
4
27
46
41
37
22
24
56
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
E
4
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.6
NE
6
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
5
Energy kJ
6
14
14
3
14
13
7
8
20
57
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
7
0.5
N
11
0.4
NE
5
0.4
E
5
Energy kJ
5
58
10
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
N
9
1.2
N
4
1.7
N
6
1.8
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
0.3
W
2
1.4
N
5
1.8
N
6
Energy kJ
7
4
4
4
4
7
5
39
50
247
276
227
169
115
74
1
100
245
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)
104
240
225
198
409
409
409
447
135
419
419
527
416
419
263
170
214
225
44
64
0
43
172
172
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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