Withernsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.72° N 0.05° E

Withernsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Withernsea sea temperature is
17.5°C
2.6° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 5PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (04 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
1
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)
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
1.1
NW
7
0.9
NNW
7
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
25
14
13
12
12
11
119
91
118
95
103
108
84
61
43
41
27
26
16
16
Wind (km/h)
35
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
15
SSE
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:09AM4.37m
10:43PM4.01m
11:24AM4.03m
00:05AM3.82m
1:03PM3.88m
Low Tide
4:40PM1.22m
5:07AM1.35m
5:52PM1.56m
6:34AM1.49m
7:26PM1.68m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:40
7:38
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
18
17
16
15
14
14
15
18
20
19
17
16
16
15
13
18
21
23
22
Feels °C
11
10
10
11
10
9
8
7
8
13
16
17
15
15
13
11
9
14
16
20
18
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