Withernsea surf break

Withernsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
5.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Withernsea today?

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 8PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)--
Afternoon (07 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (07 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.3
NNW
1
NNE
1.5
N
1.3
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.6
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.3
NE
Period(s) (?)777989998885777889101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2082801631513202702872322021251001334997288211027919108313371456141113361131964
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
30
SE
45
E
55
E
50
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
40
N
30
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
N
40
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:32PM
5.13
8:16AM
4.50
8:15PM
4.89
9:02AM
4.24
9:01PM
4.58
9:50AM
4.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:29PM
0.79
2:02AM
0.17
2:10PM
1.02
2:45AM
0.47
2:53PM
1.27
3:30AM
0.82
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise------8:14-------8:14-------8:12-
Sunset3:56-------3:57-------3:59-------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------291055451111111
Temp. °C434222233444464355444444
Feels °C (?)-4-5-3-4-3-3-2-1-2-4-7-8-8-1-4-6-2-4-6-5-5-5-4-2
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