Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Withernsea today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 11AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Withernsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
105 | 105 | 88 | 71 | 62 | 57 | 53 | 72 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 72 | 101 | 107 | 96 | 94 | 64 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:36AM4.35m | 5:06PM4.29m | 5:11AM4.68m | 5:41PM4.53m | 5:43AM4.96m | 6:13PM4.73m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56AM0.91m | 11:07PM1.10m | 11:32AM0.56m | 11:41PM0.85m | 12:06PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
17 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 107 | 96 | 94 | 64 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 4 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 | S 4 |
105 | 105 | 88 | 71 | 62 | 57 | 53 | 72 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 72 | 101 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 409 | 95 | 433 | 538 | 562 | 509 | 509 | 509 | 476 | 407 | 419 | 419 | 419 | 144 | 24 | 0 | 95 | 1 | 95 | 95 | 64 | 38 | 88 |
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