Withernsea surf break

Withernsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 27 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
10.0° C
(Which is 2.1°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: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (27 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (27 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
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)
1
N
10
1
N
11
1
N
11
1.2
N
11
0.8
N
11
0.8
N
11
0.7
N
11
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
1.1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
221
242
235
338
149
146
110
104
98
96
70
70
68
74
91
106
91
89
70
62
73
101
110
101
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:48PM4.28m
3:42AM4.28m
3:40PM4.49m
4:22AM4.50m
4:23PM4.68m
4:57AM4.67m
Low Tide
8:49AM1.65m
9:21PM0.81m
9:43AM1.37m
10:07PM0.62m
10:26AM1.10m
10:47PM0.49m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:33
5:31
5:28
5:26
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8:22
8:23
8:24
8:27
Temp °C
12
12
9
9
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
8
3
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
10
1
N
11
1
N
11
0.9
N
11
0.8
N
11
0.8
N
11
0.7
N
11
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
221
242
235
188
149
146
110
104
98
96
70
70
68
64
42
41
41
40
40
26
25
25
24
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.6
N
5
0.1
N
19
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
2
1
18
7
6
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
18
Energy kJ
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
11
0.8
N
5
0.7
NNE
5
1.1
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
Energy kJ
338
27
26
43
60
53
42
39
48
57
74
91
106
91
89
70
62
73
101
110
101
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
38
172
172
172
455
376
376
455
455
419
372
372
419
214
225
419
419
419
457
409
419
225
225
419
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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