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Withernsea surfForecast / North East England / UK
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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
12.3° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Withernsea today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 4PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Withernsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 5 | ENE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | E 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | |
32 | 27 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 37 | 42 | 64 | 87 | 79 | 66 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:04PM4.28m | 3:43AM4.29m | 3:51PM4.37m | 4:21AM4.42m | 4:34PM4.48m | 4:56AM4.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05AM1.50m | 9:30PM0.95m | 9:53AM1.28m | 10:13PM0.90m | 10:34AM1.06m | 10:52PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | |
— | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | 9:15 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | N 6 |
— | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | NE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — |
32 | 27 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 37 | 42 | 64 | 87 | 79 | 66 | 37 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 377 | 419 | 377 | 407 | 409 | 409 | 409 | 445 | 509 | 509 | 544 | 683 | 198 | 170 | 225 | 225 | 403 | 586 | 494 | 473 | 364 | 352 | 352 | 352 |
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