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Withernsea Surf Forecast
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Withernsea surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 20 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
11.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Withernsea today?
The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 3AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Withernsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 4 | SE 5 | |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:52AM5.04m | 8:32PM4.84m | 8:42AM4.84m | 9:32PM4.48m | 9:39AM4.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55AM0.47m | 2:21PM0.14m | 2:44AM0.81m | 3:15PM0.35m | 3:36AM1.17m | 4:14PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
 kJ | 32 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSE 5 | S 5 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | W 3 | — | SW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | S 2 | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 42 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 64 | 116 | 179 | 176 | 343 | 407 | 403 | 402 | 309 | 307 | 348 | 348 | 356 | 356 | 352 | 349 | 353 | 349 | 353 | 294 | 375 | 319 | 319 |
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