Withernsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.72° N 0.05° E

Withernsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Withernsea sea temperature is
14.0°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 (19 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 12AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (19 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun night, moderate winds from the SW by Tue night).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
2.1
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
2
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.4
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.8
E
7
2.1
E
7
2.3
E
7
2.4
E
8
2.3
E
8
2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
255
374
495
394
371
317
270
226
163
187
232
225
286
413
572
657
609
458
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:33PM3.65m
11:49AM3.36m
00:07AM3.56m
1:26PM3.42m
Low Tide
4:23PM1.91m
5:10AM1.73m
5:36PM2.11m
6:38AM1.77m
7:06PM2.11m
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7:35
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
13
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14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
4
4
4
4
7
8
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10
9
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8
5
6
4
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5
6
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