Withernsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.72° N 0.05° E

Withernsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Withernsea sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.9° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 11AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
5
1
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
E
7
1
ENE
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
105
88
71
62
57
53
72
75
80
80
77
72
101
107
96
94
64
50
35
35
23
15
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:36AM4.35m
5:06PM4.29m
5:11AM4.68m
5:41PM4.53m
5:43AM4.96m
6:13PM4.73m
Low Tide
10:56AM0.91m
11:07PM1.10m
11:32AM0.56m
11:41PM0.85m
12:06PM0.27m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:02
8:00
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
17
16
16
15
17
19
16
17
17
Feels °C
15
16
16
16
15
14
15
16
15
14
15
15
14
17
15
15
13
12
13
13
12
14
12
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