Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Withernsea today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 1PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Withernsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 5 | N 9 | N 8 | SE 6 | NNW 8 | NW 5 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 147 | 100 | 49 | 35 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 30 | 49 | 48 | 50 | 46 | 71 | 76 | 52 | 90 | 21 | 0 | 424 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:32AM3.70m | 2:33PM3.68m | 2:31AM3.97m | 3:20PM4.02m | 3:17AM4.30m | 3:58PM4.38m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00AM1.55m | 8:22PM1.89m | 8:58AM1.20m | 9:16PM1.56m | 9:42AM0.81m | 10:00PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | -2 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 235 | 147 | 100 | 49 | 35 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 30 | 49 | 48 | 50 | 46 | 33 | 76 | 52 | 34 | 47 | 29 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 8 | SE 5 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | N 8 | NNW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 28 | — | — | 12 | 21 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 11 | 17 | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | W 3 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | W 3 | NW 5 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 20 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 59 | 82 | 42 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 71 | 92 | 106 | 90 | 5 | 153 | 424 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 108 | 95 | 1 | 65 | 197 | 364 | 479 | 319 | 319 | 389 | 1 | 52 | 95 | 324 | 377 | 319 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 595 | 570 |
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