Withernsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.72° N 0.05° E

Withernsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Withernsea sea temperature is
14.0°C
2.2° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 6AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (17 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (17 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the SE by Mon morning).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
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
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
5
1.4
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.9
N
6
2
N
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.9
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
104
121
275
360
332
322
317
362
389
345
297
296
374
462
362
254
224
298
308
266
229
168
132
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
40
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
25
E
15
E
25
ENE
25
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:20AM3.92m
9:29PM3.89m
10:17AM3.58m
10:33PM3.65m
11:49AM3.36m
Low Tide
3:13AM1.18m
3:32PM1.62m
4:03AM1.50m
4:23PM1.91m
5:10AM1.73m
5:36PM2.11m
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7:33
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Temp °C
11
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10
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12
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Feels °C
5
4
4
2
2
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3
3
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
6
8
9
8
8
11
11
8
9
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