Withernsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.72° N 0.05° E

Withernsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Withernsea sea temperature is
15.7°C
2.4° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 12AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (28 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (28 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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)
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
SSE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.1
N
12
0.3
E
5
0.1
N
12
0.6
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
4
4
2
2
6
6
3
5
3
9
22
36
64
78
80
91
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
SSW
25
W
20
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
0
NW
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:12PM5.09m
6:17AM5.38m
6:44PM5.16m
6:53AM5.40m
7:18PM5.11m
Low Tide
00:21AM0.35m
12:43PM-0.13m
00:57AM0.25m
1:20PM-0.04m
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Temp °C
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15
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Feels °C
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