Withernsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.72° N 0.05° E

Withernsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Withernsea sea temperature is
15.7°C
2.4° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 3AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
N
12
0.3
ESE
5
0.5
E
3
0.7
E
4
1
E
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
3
5
4
14
41
66
88
101
119
109
94
43
35
19
15
15
24
29
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:44PM5.16m
6:53AM5.40m
7:18PM5.11m
7:31AM5.28m
7:54PM4.95m
Low Tide
00:57AM0.25m
1:20PM-0.04m
1:34AM0.26m
1:58PM0.19m
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light rain
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clear
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Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
14
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15
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23
22
18
Feels °C
11
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12
14
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19
14
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