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Withernsea surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 27 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
12.3° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Withernsea today (27 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 11PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
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 Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 3 | N 7 | N 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | |
18 | 22 | 17 | 23 | 30 | 45 | 59 | 77 | 90 | 94 | 66 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 3:04PM4.28m | 3:43AM4.29m | 3:51PM4.37m | 4:21AM4.42m | 4:34PM4.48m | 4:56AM4.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30PM0.95m | 9:53AM1.28m | 10:13PM0.90m | 10:34AM1.06m | 10:52PM0.86m | 11:11AM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | N 6 | NW 6 | N 6 |
 kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 6 | — | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | N 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 22 | 17 | 23 | 30 | 45 | 59 | 77 | 90 | 94 | 66 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 377 | 407 | 377 | 409 | 409 | 445 | 509 | 509 | 544 | 715 | 299 | 1 | 225 | 510 | 403 | 530 | 494 | 364 | 364 | 354 | 352 | 352 | 356 | 471 |
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