Withernsea surf break

Withernsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 BST
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Withernsea surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Withernsea sea temperature is
8.8° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Withernsea today?

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 3AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.2
ESE
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.1
SE
0.2
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
NW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.5
N
0.3
NNW
Period(s) (?)776666555553342-34455555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)222111111100000001020384028114
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:29AM
5.11
5:35PM
5.37
6:05AM
5.28
6:16PM
5.50
6:43AM
5.31
6:59PM
5.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:22PM
-0.04
11:39AM
0.39
12:02AM
-0.20
12:19PM
0.16
12:42AM
-0.20
1:00PM
0.05
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---5:56-------5:54-------5:50----
Sunset-------8:02-------8:05-------8:07
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------11---------
Temp. °C14131091114151412108810131212109777888
Feels °C (?)101064581097634577953223335
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