Withernsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.72° N 0.05° E

Withernsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Withernsea sea temperature is
17.2°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 1AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
46
56
62
64
64
74
77
89
98
85
90
77
77
48
35
35
29
13
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
25
E
20
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:06PM4.29m
5:11AM4.68m
5:41PM4.53m
5:43AM4.96m
6:13PM4.73m
Low Tide
11:07PM1.10m
11:32AM0.56m
11:41PM0.85m
12:06PM0.27m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:02
8:00
 mm
2
3
2
5
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
19
18
17
16
16
17
20
22
18
17
Feels °C
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
16
19
17
16
14
14
13
15
16
13
12
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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