Withernsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.72° N 0.05° E

Withernsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Withernsea sea temperature is
17.1° C
2.7° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 8AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
0
0
0
0
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)
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.6
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.7
N
8
2
N
8
2
N
8
2.1
N
9
2.1
N
9
2.1
N
9
2
N
10
1.9
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
5
7
10
16
25
35
51
75
91
139
229
269
285
329
522
576
678
726
792
752
681
551
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
N
20
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:29AM5.40m
8:11PM4.91m
8:13AM5.32m
8:57PM4.72m
8:58AM5.11m
9:42PM4.47m
Low Tide
1:28AM0.50m
1:59PM-0.23m
2:11AM0.62m
2:43PM-0.07m
2:53AM0.80m
3:27PM0.22m
clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:50
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:20
9:19
9:16
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
12
11
10
11
11
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
7
8
8
10
11
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