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Withernsea surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 02 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
10.4° 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 9PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Withernsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | |
1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 58 | 115 | 112 | 89 | 59 | 38 | 28 | 25 | 14 | 33 | 21 | 18 | 123 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:12PM4.89m | 6:28AM4.82m | 6:46PM4.83m | 6:59AM4.74m | 7:20PM4.68m | 7:30AM4.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:28AM0.52m | 12:43PM0.52m | 1:00AM0.65m | 1:17PM0.57m | 1:34AM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 |
— | — | — | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | -1 | -2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | SE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | — | — |
 kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 59 | 38 | 28 | 25 | 14 | 33 | 21 | 10 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | N 7 | N 11 | — | — | SE 4 | N 9 | N 9 | ENE 5 | N 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 4 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 2 | E 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | 10 | 58 | 115 | 112 | 89 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 123 | 132 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 409 | 419 | 419 | 419 | 419 | 419 | 419 | 419 | 424 | 419 | 318 | 172 | 203 | 165 | 69 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 495 | 540 | 496 | 328 | 549 | 540 |
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