Withernsea surf break

Withernsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 26 Apr 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
9.8° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Withernsea today?

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 11AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the N by Mon night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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)
0.6
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
11
0.9
N
11
1.3
N
11
1.4
N
11
1.6
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
10
1.2
NE
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
108
140
109
100
204
200
200
204
208
221
242
191
396
457
133
110
104
98
286
70
70
68
64
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
NNW
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:41AM3.87m
1:43PM4.09m
2:50AM4.05m
2:48PM4.28m
3:42AM4.28m
3:40PM4.49m
Low Tide
7:36AM1.85m
8:21PM1.03m
8:49AM1.65m
9:21PM0.81m
9:43AM1.37m
10:07PM0.62m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:35
5:33
5:31
5:28
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8:20
8:22
8:23
8:24
Temp °C
7
7
7
9
10
11
13
13
12
12
13
12
10
9
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
4
4
3
4
5
5
8
9
10
10
11
8
4
4
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
N
8
1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
11
0.9
N
11
0.7
N
11
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
9
Energy kJ
57
108
140
109
82
204
200
200
204
208
221
242
191
110
104
98
94
70
70
68
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.6
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
9
12
25
77
100
7
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.3
N
2
0.6
N
4
1.3
N
11
1.4
N
11
1.6
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
10
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
Energy kJ
1
3
5
7
10
12
10
6
1
10
396
457
133
101
69
53
286
37
32
28
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
95
64
24
95
95
104
64
0
0
0
38
144
172
148
172
172
214
376
405
372
372
372
372
225
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
9
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