Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Withernsea today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 4PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Withernsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | 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 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:47AM5.41m | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | 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 4 | SSE 4 | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 |
4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | — | SW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 450 | 475 | 509 | 476 | 476 | 419 | 419 | 419 | 419 | 419 | 461 | 461 | 586 | 597 | 597 | 438 | 524 | 319 | 1394 | 595 | 356 |
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