Withernsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.72° N 0.05° E

Withernsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Withernsea sea temperature is
17.7° C
2.0° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 2PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.8
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.6
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1.4
SE
5
1.3
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
107
112
123
99
99
74
71
50
49
49
33
50
69
84
55
25
10
9
12
32
103
84
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:06AM4.56m
4:45PM4.68m
4:58AM4.94m
5:37PM4.92m
5:44AM5.26m
6:23PM5.07m
Low Tide
10:34AM0.56m
10:58PM0.80m
11:26AM0.13m
11:44PM0.58m
12:12PM-0.18m
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:31
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:36
8:34
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
16
17
18
17
17
16
16
17
20
23
24
24
25
23
24
24
25
25
28
30
28
Feels °C
13
13
12
12
12
10
10
11
13
14
17
18
17
18
18
18
20
21
21
21
23
23
22
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