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Withernsea Surf Forecast
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Withernsea surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 16 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
10.9° 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: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Withernsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | N 10 | 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 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | |
480 | 356 | 282 | 235 | 194 | 160 | 127 | 126 | 99 | 71 | 69 | 50 | 49 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:10PM5.24m | 5:38AM5.18m | 5:58PM5.36m | 6:21AM5.23m | 6:46PM5.32m | 7:05AM5.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36PM0.03m | 11:57AM0.17m | 00:22AM0.05m | 12:43PM0.03m | 1:08AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 |
— | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | 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 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
 kJ | 480 | 356 | 282 | 235 | 194 | 160 | 127 | 126 | 99 | 71 | 69 | 50 | 49 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 40 | 111 | 143 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 319 | 319 | 405 | 457 | 457 | 457 | 171 | 549 | 546 | 526 | 510 |
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