Withernsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.72° N 0.05° E

Withernsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Withernsea sea temperature is
15.5°C
3.0° 

Withernsea surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Withernsea today (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 8AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
8
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.5
N
9
1.4
NW
7
1.4
NW
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1.4
NW
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.8
N
7
0.6
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
89
101
79
74
56
56
46
86
66
43
173
227
153
127
245
190
195
201
196
153
110
63
31
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
5
SW
10
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:24AM4.93m
5:02PM4.89m
5:04AM5.14m
5:36PM5.03m
5:42AM5.25m
6:08PM5.08m
Low Tide
10:26PM0.95m
10:50AM0.15m
11:06PM0.67m
11:28AM0.01m
11:43PM0.46m
12:03PM0.01m
mod rain
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7:18
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6:17
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6:15
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 mm
6
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Temp °C
9
13
15
16
17
15
13
12
11
12
11
11
12
13
11
11
10
9
9
9
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
2
8
10
10
10
7
6
5
3
4
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
4
4
9
10
9
8
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