Withernsea surf break

Withernsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 06 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
10.7° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Withernsea today?

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 10PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)--
Afternoon (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
1.4
NE
6
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
109
81
80
58
58
40
39
24
57
54
50
48
46
27
27
26
25
25
14
14
14
14
14
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SW
5
NNE
15
NNE
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
8:32PM4.19m
8:41AM4.25m
9:14PM3.91m
9:24AM4.06m
10:09PM3.66m
10:20AM3.91m
Low Tide
2:30PM0.90m
2:45AM1.28m
3:12PM1.13m
3:26AM1.53m
4:02PM1.34m
4:15AM1.75m
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part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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5:13
5:11
5:09
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8:37
8:39
8:42
8:43
1
Temp °C
7
8
8
7
7
8
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
8
11
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
1
4
4
3
4
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
8
8
6
9
9
8
8
9
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
10
0.8
N
9
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
E
4
Energy kJ
45
109
43
42
34
25
21
11
10
57
54
50
48
46
27
27
26
25
25
14
14
2
3
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
Energy kJ
81
80
58
58
40
39
24
8
7
4
4
4
2
2
1
6
14
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
9
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
Energy kJ
135
53
3
5
7
12
16
13
6
3
2
4
4
4
6
5
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)
457
457
95
64
0
0
108
104
290
276
171
104
64
1
402
407
418
409
409
409
445
447
422
419
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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