Withernsea surf break

Withernsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 04 Feb 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
5.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Withernsea today?

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 11AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Feb)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (04 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (04 Feb)6ft (1.8m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sat
07
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.8
E
2
E
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
E
3
E
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.4
E
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.3
E
2
NE
1.8
NE
Period(s) (?)888888678899999899988789
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)52241233825620118522135678513131610142114411464131780010741159121713151245517558516
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
20
E
10
S
15
SE
20
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
E
50
E
55
E
55
E
50
E
50
E
50
ESE
45
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:28AM
5.00
6:29PM
5.42
7:05AM
4.89
7:07PM
5.29
7:41AM
4.70
7:44PM
5.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:18AM
-0.22
12:28PM
0.49
12:56AM
-0.15
1:04PM
0.58
1:33AM
0.06
1:40PM
0.74
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sat
07
Sunrise--7:41-------7:39-------7:37-----
Sunset----4:45-------4:47-------4:50---
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
11-----1----111----13211
Temp. °C455676665445554455555566
Feels °C (?)-30223-1-2-3-6-8-8-7-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-3-302
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