Withernsea surf break

Withernsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 03 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 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Withernsea today?

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 3PM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (03 May)1ft (0.3m)3s
Evening (03 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
1 AM
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)
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
SE
3
0.5
N
5
0.9
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
1.2
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.7
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
15
0
0
2
12
60
130
150
109
74
49
26
18
33
33
21
20
19
74
124
100
86
33
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
5
E
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
S
10
SSE
5
N
15
E
20
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:28AM4.82m
6:46PM4.83m
6:59AM4.74m
7:20PM4.68m
7:30AM4.61m
7:55PM4.46m
Low Tide
12:43PM0.52m
1:00AM0.65m
1:17PM0.57m
1:34AM0.83m
1:52PM0.70m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:20
5:18
5:16
5:15
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8:32
8:34
8:36
8:37
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
12
13
11
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
9
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
10
12
9
7
4
3
3
3
5
5
6
5
7
7
9
6
3
-1
0
0
1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.9
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
10
0.7
N
6
Energy kJ
7
5
2
1
1
8
8
7
49
26
18
33
33
21
20
19
3
7
7
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
4
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
9
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
N
8
0.4
N
9
Energy kJ
1
3
2
2
6
7
4
6
3
3
5
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
3
6
6
5
5
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.3
SE
3
0.5
N
5
0.9
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
0.3
E
4
0.5
ENE
3
1.2
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.8
E
5
Energy kJ
11
15
2
12
60
130
150
109
74
3
6
74
124
100
86
33
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)
419
419
420
419
419
455
214
540
174
410
549
549
549
608
1
1
495
422
419
461
419
370
370
276
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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