Withernsea surf break

Withernsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
8.8° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Withernsea today?

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 5PM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.3
W
0.3
WNW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.7
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
1
N
1.1
N
1.2
N
Period(s) (?)665555333323344566676666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11111100000001013434939506965758899
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:35PM
5.37
6:05AM
5.28
6:16PM
5.50
6:43AM
5.31
6:59PM
5.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:39AM
0.39
12:02AM
-0.20
12:19PM
0.16
12:42AM
-0.20
1:00PM
0.05
1:24AM
-0.03
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------5:54-------5:50-------5:48
Sunset---8:02-------8:05-------8:07----
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C1214151211977101012121087678877777
Feels °C (?)7810775225486522122232221
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