Withernsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.72° N 0.05° E

Withernsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Withernsea sea temperature is
17.8°C
2.3° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 6AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the E by Tue night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
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
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
1
ENE
4
1.3
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
5
1.5
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
75
71
52
53
34
36
23
31
42
78
84
91
91
102
149
232
327
328
261
157
130
107
123
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:59AM3.70m
3:38PM3.77m
3:54AM4.01m
4:27PM4.02m
4:36AM4.35m
5:06PM4.29m
Low Tide
9:22AM1.64m
9:45PM1.67m
10:15AM1.29m
10:30PM1.38m
10:56AM0.91m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:07
8:05
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
17
17
17
18
18
17
16
16
17
17
18
Feels °C
15
15
14
13
13
14
13
13
12
11
10
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
16
14
14
17
17
18
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