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Withernsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
5.5° C
 (Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Withernsea today?

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 9PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)--
Afternoon (07 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (07 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.6
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.8
NNE
2.2
E
2.5
E
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
Period(s) (?)77799998888677881010101111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2082651663993934002952391651338033175055859083812121814219019481948186217341444
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
30
SE
45
E
55
E
50
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
40
N
30
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
N
40
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:32PM
5.13
8:16AM
4.50
8:15PM
4.89
9:02AM
4.24
9:01PM
4.58
9:50AM
4.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:29PM
0.79
2:02AM
0.17
2:10PM
1.02
2:45AM
0.47
2:53PM
1.27
3:30AM
0.82
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise------8:14-------8:14-------8:12-
Sunset3:56-------3:57-------3:59-------
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------291055451111111
Temp. °C434222233444464355444444
Feels °C (?)-4-5-3-4-3-3-2-1-2-4-7-8-8-1-4-6-2-4-6-5-5-5-4-2
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