Withernsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.72° N 0.05° E

Withernsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 9AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
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
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
1
NW
7
0.9
NNW
7
1
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.6
SE
4
0.2
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
4
4
97
74
111
185
190
156
156
156
127
100
100
78
58
55
40
38
24
15
15
10
3
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
25
WNW
20
NW
20
N
15
ENE
10
SSE
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
S
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:18PM4.23m
10:31AM4.42m
11:15PM4.04m
11:39AM4.19m
00:28AM3.91m
1:03PM4.07m
Low Tide
4:29AM1.24m
5:06PM1.03m
5:29AM1.42m
6:13PM1.28m
6:46AM1.51m
7:35PM1.40m
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clear
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clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:47
8:45
8:44
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
16
19
19
20
18
17
16
16
19
21
22
22
23
Feels °C
8
7
6
9
10
11
12
13
11
10
11
13
16
15
17
16
14
13
14
16
17
17
17
20
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