Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Withernsea today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 4s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 1AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Withernsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 41 | 55 | 117 | 187 | 294 | 282 | 248 | 223 | 664 | 587 | 432 | 377 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:15PM4.01m | 10:37AM4.04m | 11:06PM3.72m | 11:41AM3.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07PM1.11m | 4:21AM1.37m | 4:52PM1.53m | 5:13AM1.67m | 5:51PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 248 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | N 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 55 | 117 | 187 | 294 | 282 | — | 223 | 664 | 587 | 432 | 377 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 409 | 353 | 348 | 615 | 319 | 307 | 389 | 294 | 683 | 172 | 172 | 314 | 38 | 38 | 364 | 172 | 172 | 135 | 65 |
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