Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Withernsea today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 4PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Withernsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 46 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 29 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:08AM4.38m | 9:22PM4.07m | 9:52AM3.97m | 10:07PM3.75m | 10:52AM3.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24PM1.23m | 3:41AM1.27m | 4:06PM1.62m | 4:30AM1.61m | 5:01PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | N 9 |
| kJ | 64 | 46 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 29 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 9 | — | NNW 6 | NW 5 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | N 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 683 | 683 | 683 | 683 | 372 | 359 | 1 | 450 | 687 | 463 | 463 | 463 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 615 | 615 | 582 | 582 | 443 |
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