Withernsea surf break

Withernsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 17 May 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
10.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Withernsea today?

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 2AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (18 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (18 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
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)
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
71
69
50
49
34
34
34
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
12
12
12
11
11
5
5
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
20
S
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:58PM5.36m
6:21AM5.23m
6:46PM5.32m
7:05AM5.17m
7:37PM5.14m
7:52AM5.04m
Low Tide
00:22AM0.05m
12:43PM0.03m
1:08AM0.21m
1:31PM0.02m
1:55AM0.47m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:52
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:58
9:00
9:01
1
1
2
3
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
11
8
7
7
10
11
11
12
10
9
8
9
10
11
14
15
13
11
11
11
14
15
8
9
7
4
3
3
7
7
7
9
6
4
2
2
2
5
10
11
8
5
5
6
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
1
SE
6
0.8
SE
5
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
99
71
69
50
49
34
34
34
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
71
34
12
11
11
5
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
12
12
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.7
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
1.4
SSE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.9
SSE
5
1
S
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
5
5
4
5
13
37
95
123
116
6
8
40
40
35
11
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
1
1
240
319
319
420
457
171
225
549
426
457
443
116
1
96
179
198
225
403
403
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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