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Withernsea Surf Forecast
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Withernsea surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 15 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
10.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Withernsea today?
The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 11PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Withernsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | |
1527 | 1338 | 1128 | 907 | 709 | 598 | 575 | 500 | 490 | 408 | 282 | 230 | 189 | 157 | 155 | 126 | 97 | 71 | 51 | 50 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:23PM5.00m | 4:57AM5.03m | 5:10PM5.24m | 5:38AM5.18m | 5:58PM5.36m | 6:21AM5.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51PM0.14m | 11:12AM0.43m | 11:36PM0.03m | 11:57AM0.17m | 00:22AM0.05m | 12:43PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
 kJ | — | 1338 | 1128 | 907 | 709 | 598 | 575 | 500 | 490 | 408 | 282 | 230 | 189 | 157 | 155 | 126 | 97 | 71 | 51 | 50 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 1527 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 67 | 64 | 1 | 100 | 319 | 319 | 319 |
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