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Withernsea Surf Forecast
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Withernsea surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
12.2° 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 10PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Evening (26 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Withernsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | |
1 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 36 | 42 | 56 | 67 | 69 | 57 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:09PM4.20m | 3:00AM4.15m | 3:04PM4.28m | 3:43AM4.29m | 3:51PM4.37m | 4:21AM4.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40PM1.00m | 9:05AM1.50m | 9:30PM0.95m | 9:53AM1.28m | 10:13PM0.90m | 10:34AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 19 |
15 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 4 | N 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 36 | 42 | 56 | 67 | 69 | 57 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 356 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 419 | 419 | 407 | 407 | 409 | 419 | 409 | 409 | 509 | 509 | 510 | 683 | 171 | 64 | 225 | 403 | 402 | 407 |
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