Withernsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.72° N 0.05° E

Withernsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Withernsea sea temperature is
15.4°C
3.0° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 5PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
8
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.4
NNE
9
1.4
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.6
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.4
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.9
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.4
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
74
76
56
48
81
62
28
198
211
298
371
394
370
286
247
195
153
87
46
28
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
W
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:02PM4.89m
5:04AM5.14m
5:36PM5.03m
5:42AM5.25m
6:08PM5.08m
Low Tide
10:50AM0.15m
11:06PM0.67m
11:28AM0.01m
11:43PM0.46m
12:03PM0.01m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:13
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7:18
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6:17
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6:15
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6:13
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 mm
1
1
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Temp °C
16
17
16
13
12
11
12
11
11
12
12
11
10
9
9
8
9
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
10
11
8
6
5
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
5
8
9
9
8
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