Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Withernsea today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 3PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Withernsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 77 | 69 | 72 | 68 | 78 | 64 | 45 | 44 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:41PM4.53m | 5:43AM4.96m | 6:13PM4.73m | 6:14AM5.16m | 6:43PM4.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32AM0.56m | 11:41PM0.85m | 12:06PM0.27m | 00:15AM0.65m | 12:39PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 69 | 72 | 68 | 78 | 64 | 45 | 44 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 6 | S 4 | ENE 6 | E 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 7 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | NE 8 | — | — | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SSW 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | — |
| kJ | 74 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 461 | 461 | 419 | 419 | 476 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 57 | 52 | 104 | 104 | 108 | 108 | 176 | 294 | 319 |
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