Withernsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.72° N 0.05° E

Withernsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Withernsea sea temperature is
18.7° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 4PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
13
12
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
10
4
4
4
4
9
12
12
10
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
N
10
N
15
ENE
5
SE
0
ENE
5
S
5
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SW
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
20
W
Wind State
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:47AM5.41m
8:22PM4.85m
8:26AM5.17m
8:58PM4.61m
9:06AM4.83m
9:35PM4.32m
Low Tide
2:14PM-0.09m
2:23AM0.59m
2:51PM0.25m
3:01AM0.80m
3:28PM0.67m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:24
8:22
 mm
2
3
3
Temp °C
16
16
17
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
15
15
16
19
21
22
19
17
Feels °C
15
15
15
12
15
15
14
14
13
14
13
13
14
13
14
13
17
17
16
13
13
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