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Withernsea surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.3° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Withernsea today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 4PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Withernsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 3 | N 6 | N 6 | N 13 | N 12 | |
52 | 80 | 110 | 101 | 82 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 3:51PM4.37m | 4:21AM4.42m | 4:34PM4.48m | 4:56AM4.52m | 5:13PM4.56m | 5:31AM4.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM1.28m | 10:13PM0.90m | 10:34AM1.06m | 10:52PM0.86m | 11:11AM0.88m | 11:29PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | 9:16 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
5 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | E 5 | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | N 6 | N 13 | SE 4 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | E 5 | SE 4 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | N 6 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | WSW 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — |
| kJ | 52 | 80 | 110 | 101 | 82 | 50 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 509 | 509 | 683 | 544 | 303 | 1 | 171 | 225 | 403 | 403 | 475 | 379 | 364 | 352 | 352 | 352 | 353 | 470 | 471 | 372 | 349 | 324 | 324 | 348 |
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