Withernsea surf break

Withernsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
5.2° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Withernsea today?

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 1PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (09 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (09 Jan)10ft (3.0m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.4
NE
2.2
NE
1.5
ENE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.4
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
ENE
0.6
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.1
NE
2.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.6
SE
1.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)89910101010999109988787777787
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9221283150818381876155912451005788336251237186248112963619820000
Wind
(km/h)
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
5
ENE
5
SSE
15
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
45
S
55
SSE
55
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:02AM
4.24
9:01PM
4.58
9:50AM
4.00
9:51PM
4.25
10:43AM
3.81
10:50PM
3.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:53PM
1.27
3:30AM
0.82
3:39PM
1.52
4:17AM
1.17
4:31PM
1.73
5:12AM
1.47
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise8:14-------8:12-------8:11-------
Sunset--3:59-------4:00-------4:01-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1111---11---------2111--
Temp. °C543333444444321112356899
Feels °C (?)-6-6-8-8-7-6-5-3-2-111-2-6-8-9-10-10-9-6-5-221
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