Withernsea surf break

Withernsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 BST
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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
10.9° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Withernsea today?

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 12AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)--
Afternoon (15 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (15 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
5
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.7
N
7
2.2
N
8
2.5
N
10
2.5
N
10
2.5
N
11
2.4
N
11
2.2
N
11
2
N
11
1.9
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.6
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.4
N
10
1.3
N
10
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
61
85
106
250
594
1179
1442
1386
1302
1096
890
745
586
510
440
431
369
306
235
194
157
157
127
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
W
10
WSW
10
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:35PM4.70m
4:15AM4.79m
4:23PM5.00m
4:57AM5.03m
5:10PM5.24m
5:38AM5.18m
Low Tide
10:04PM0.37m
10:27AM0.77m
10:51PM0.14m
11:12AM0.43m
11:36PM0.03m
11:57AM0.17m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:58
4:56
4:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:53
8:54
8:57
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
9
8
8
7
6
5
8
10
11
12
11
9
9
8
11
12
3
2
2
0
-1
-1
-1
0
2
2
4
3
2
1
6
7
7
8
8
5
5
4
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
NE
12
2.2
N
11
2
N
11
1.9
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.6
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.4
N
10
1.3
N
10
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
N
9
Energy kJ
3
6
1096
890
745
586
510
440
431
369
306
235
194
157
157
127
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
5
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.7
N
7
2.2
N
8
2.5
N
10
2.5
N
10
2.5
N
11
2.4
N
11
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
WNW
3
Energy kJ
51
61
85
106
250
594
1179
1442
1386
1302
1
2
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1467
634
445
255
255
628
550
172
172
88
0
0
0
0
0
24
0
0
0
0
0
24
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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