Withernsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.72° N 0.05° E

Withernsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Withernsea sea temperature is
14.6°C
2.4° 

Withernsea surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Withernsea today (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 12PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (12 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
N
7
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
N
5
0.3
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
26
26
26
25
15
13
12
5
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
29
35
34
13
6
5
8
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
40
SW
30
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
15
W
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:17AM5.24m
6:38PM5.04m
6:52AM5.13m
7:08PM4.91m
7:26AM4.92m
7:39PM4.71m
Low Tide
12:37PM0.13m
00:50AM0.33m
1:09PM0.34m
1:23AM0.42m
1:42PM0.62m
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Temp °C
12
12
13
15
14
14
15
16
15
16
18
16
17
15
13
12
11
11
11
14
16
15
14
Feels °C
7
7
7
8
8
9
12
13
11
12
12
10
10
9
7
7
7
8
6
8
10
9
8
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