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Withernsea Surf Forecast
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Withernsea surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 08 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Withernsea today?
The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 1AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Withernsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the N by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | |
26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 74 | 200 | 212 | 190 | 127 | 96 | 62 | 37 | 37 | 56 | 76 | 247 | 341 | 306 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:09PM3.66m | 10:20AM3.91m | 11:23PM3.52m | 11:31AM3.83m | 00:45AM3.57m | 12:45PM3.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02PM1.34m | 4:15AM1.75m | 5:01PM1.48m | 5:17AM1.91m | 6:10PM1.48m | 6:31AM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 0 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | ESE 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 5 | E 5 | — | — | — |
 kJ | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 16 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | N 11 | NE 5 | N 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 37 | 13 | 56 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | N 11 | E 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 37 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | W 2 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 74 | 200 | 212 | 190 | 127 | 96 | 62 | — | — | 1 | 76 | 247 | 341 | 306 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 240 | 410 | 171 | 447 | 445 | 447 | 487 | 487 | 501 | 172 | 615 | 570 | 178 | 178 | 570 | 455 | 95 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 172 | 172 | 172 |
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