Withernsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.72° N 0.05° E

Withernsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Withernsea sea temperature is
15.5°C
3.0° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 12AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
7
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.9
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.5
N
9
1.3
NW
7
0.9
NNW
8
1.1
N
8
1
NNW
8
1.6
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
159
135
94
61
89
101
101
74
74
56
54
83
86
42
174
96
149
130
296
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:23PM4.65m
4:24AM4.93m
5:02PM4.89m
5:04AM5.14m
5:36PM5.03m
Low Tide
10:26PM0.95m
10:50AM0.15m
11:06PM0.67m
11:28AM0.01m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:16
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6:20
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6:17
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6:15
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1
5
2
2
1
1
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Temp °C
13
13
10
9
12
15
16
17
15
13
12
11
12
11
11
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
8
8
5
2
6
10
10
10
7
6
5
3
4
2
2
3
2
2
2
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