Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Withernsea today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 8AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Withernsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NW 4 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 340 | 235 | 155 | 103 | 63 | 36 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 34 | 47 | 26 | 29 | 48 | 24 | 37 | 12 | 63 | 412 | 537 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:32AM3.70m | 2:33PM3.68m | 2:31AM3.97m | 3:20PM4.02m | 3:17AM4.30m | 3:58PM4.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00AM1.55m | 8:22PM1.89m | 8:58AM1.20m | 9:16PM1.56m | 9:42AM0.81m | 10:00PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 5 | -4 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 | N 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 340 | 235 | 155 | 103 | 63 | 36 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 34 | 47 | 26 | 29 | 48 | 17 | 37 | 155 | 83 | 29 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | SE 5 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | 12 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | NW 4 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 88 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 23 | — | 11 | 50 | 67 | 54 | 32 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 60 | 128 | 212 | 221 | 63 | 412 | 537 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 95 | 57 | 96 | 170 | 334 | 389 | 389 | 371 | 319 | 52 | 1 | 225 | 324 | 305 | 294 | 67 | 1 | 427 | 1044 | 370 |
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