Withernsea surf break

Withernsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 04 May 2026 BST
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Withernsea surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Withernsea sea temperature is
10.8° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Withernsea today?

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 5PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (04 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
10
0.7
N
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.2
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
E
6
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
44
34
20
37
37
33
20
29
28
29
17
16
35
85
123
84
104
83
66
85
62
41
41
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
SE
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
15
N
10
ENE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:20PM4.68m
7:30AM4.61m
7:55PM4.46m
8:04AM4.44m
8:32PM4.19m
Low Tide
1:17PM0.57m
1:34AM0.83m
1:52PM0.70m
2:08AM1.04m
2:30PM0.90m
2:45AM1.28m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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5:18
5:16
5:15
5:13
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8:34
8:36
8:37
8:39
Temp °C
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
7
7
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
7
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
3
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
7
0.5
N
5
0.7
N
6
0.3
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
5
Energy kJ
53
44
34
20
37
37
33
20
29
28
29
17
14
35
17
24
25
43
81
60
85
41
31
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.3
E
4
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
9
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
8
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
Energy kJ
6
6
6
2
5
5
7
16
16
27
11
40
27
62
41
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
6
7
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
1.1
NNE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.2
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
Energy kJ
3
85
123
84
104
83
66
54
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
523
496
549
531
1
1
582
531
611
630
619
682
419
457
419
450
457
457
457
583
95
95
24
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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