Withernsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.72° N 0.05° E

Withernsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Withernsea sea temperature is
13.7°C
2.3° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 6AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (23 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (23 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
8
1.3
ESE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.8
NNW
8
2
NNW
6
2.2
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
8
1.7
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.2
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
7
1.8
WNW
5
1
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
78
110
92
39
35
77
256
489
650
473
304
196
105
42
18
10
5
3
1
0
177
301
300
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
40
ESE
25
SSE
20
S
10
SSE
5
NE
45
NW
50
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
25
SW
35
SSW
55
S
55
SSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
55
W
55
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:17AM4.30m
3:58PM4.38m
3:57AM4.63m
4:33PM4.71m
4:35AM4.95m
5:07PM4.99m
Low Tide
9:42AM0.81m
10:00PM1.19m
10:22AM0.45m
10:39PM0.83m
11:00AM0.16m
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Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
13
10
8
7
7
8
8
11
10
13
13
10
10
9
11
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
4
4
9
9
11
12
0
-3
-4
-3
1
2
3
-1
2
4
-1
-2
-4
-1
-1
0
-1
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