Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Withernsea today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 1AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Withernsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:22PM4.85m | 8:26AM5.17m | 8:58PM4.61m | 9:06AM4.83m | 9:35PM4.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM-0.09m | 2:23AM0.59m | 2:51PM0.25m | 3:01AM0.80m | 3:28PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 3 | NNE 5 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | NNE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | NNE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | — | SW 2 | W 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 509 | 476 | 476 | 419 | 419 | 419 | 419 | 419 | 461 | 461 | 377 | 597 | 597 | 438 | 319 | 438 | 1403 | 595 | 362 |
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