Withernsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.72° N 0.05° E

Withernsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Withernsea sea temperature is
17.4° C
1.9° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 4PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
4
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
38
53
60
88
94
87
79
71
73
47
40
29
28
21
12
12
22
21
20
11
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:19AM5.01m
8:52PM4.52m
8:56AM4.87m
9:32PM4.40m
9:39AM4.66m
Low Tide
2:52PM0.34m
3:00AM0.90m
3:30PM0.51m
3:42AM1.06m
4:14PM0.75m
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:53
8:52
8:50
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
16
17
17
17
20
24
27
27
24
20
18
17
19
20
20
19
17
Feels °C
15
15
15
15
13
15
17
17
19
21
25
24
21
18
14
12
14
13
13
11
9
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