Surf Forecasts:
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) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 6AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Withernsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 64 | 57 | 44 | 33 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 36 | 27 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:43AM4.96m | 6:13PM4.73m | 6:14AM5.16m | 6:43PM4.86m | 6:46AM5.27m | 7:14PM4.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.85m | 12:06PM0.27m | 00:15AM0.65m | 12:39PM0.07m | 00:48AM0.52m | 1:13PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 78 | 64 | 57 | 44 | 33 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 36 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SSE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 100 | 67 | 52 | 67 | 113 | 108 | 171 | 372 | 562 | 413 | 389 | 319 | 263 | 165 | 100 | 240 | 108 | 459 | 117 |
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