Withernsea surf break

Withernsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 BST
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Withernsea surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Withernsea sea temperature is
12.4° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)--
Afternoon (26 May)1ft (0.3m)2s
Evening (26 May)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.7
E
5
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
8
16
30
32
31
21
22
19
18
18
22
22
24
42
46
55
55
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:09AM4.01m
2:09PM4.20m
3:00AM4.15m
3:04PM4.28m
3:43AM4.29m
3:51PM4.37m
Low Tide
8:06AM1.69m
8:40PM1.00m
9:05AM1.50m
9:30PM0.95m
9:53AM1.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:43
4:41
4:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:10
9:12
9:13
2
1
Temp °C
26
24
22
21
19
18
16
14
13
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
14
17
17
24
24
23
21
17
14
12
10
9
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
8
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.4
N
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
3
4
3
1
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
3
3
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.7
E
5
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
3
1
2
4
8
16
30
32
31
21
22
19
18
18
22
22
24
42
46
55
55
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
353
353
356
376
372
356
356
356
356
356
356
377
419
377
407
409
409
433
409
509
523
409
523
374
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
6
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
9
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