Withernsea surf break

Withernsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 16 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 1.5°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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate 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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
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)
1.6
N
10
1.4
N
10
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy 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
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
40
SSE
25
S
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
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:54
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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)
1.6
N
10
1.4
N
10
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
Energy 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)
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
4
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
1.5
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
6
Energy kJ
1
2
2
3
5
2
1
4
5
4
6
13
40
111
143
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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