
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Withernsea today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 5AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Withernsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 19 | 41 | 86 | 111 | 93 | 98 | 86 | 86 | 63 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:30AM4.76m | 8:47PM4.40m | 9:08AM4.38m | 9:22PM4.07m | 9:52AM3.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26AM0.65m | 2:48PM0.81m | 3:01AM0.93m | 3:24PM1.23m | 3:41AM1.27m | 4:06PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 41 | 86 | 111 | 93 | 98 | 86 | 86 | 63 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 10 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | S 6 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 19 | N 18 | N 17 | NW 5 |
1 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 18 | N 17 | N 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 |
12 | 32 | 31 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 352 | 364 | 356 | 356 | 100 | 95 | 0 | 43 | 24 | 144 | 165 | 174 | 860 | 724 | 683 | 470 | 372 | 353 | 353 | 463 | 450 | 496 | 450 | 597 |
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