Withernsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.72° N 0.05° E

Withernsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Withernsea sea temperature is
17.5°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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 7PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
N
6
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
33
24
25
26
25
28
28
20
18
12
22
22
31
41
29
28
26
26
17
13
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
20
E
15
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:13PM4.73m
6:14AM5.16m
6:43PM4.86m
6:46AM5.27m
7:14PM4.93m
Low Tide
12:06PM0.27m
00:15AM0.65m
12:39PM0.07m
00:48AM0.52m
1:13PM-0.02m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:58
7:55
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
19
20
18
17
16
15
15
17
18
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
19
20
19
17
Feels °C
13
16
16
14
13
12
12
12
14
15
15
13
14
14
14
14
15
18
18
16
13
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