
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Withernsea today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 6AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Withernsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 9 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 | E 7 | WNW 5 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | 78 | 110 | 92 | 39 | 35 | 77 | 256 | 489 | 650 | 473 | 304 | 196 | 105 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 177 | 301 | 300 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:17AM4.30m | 3:58PM4.38m | 3:57AM4.63m | 4:33PM4.71m | 4:35AM4.95m | 5:07PM4.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42AM0.81m | 10:00PM1.19m | 10:22AM0.45m | 10:39PM0.83m | 11:00AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 0 | -3 | -4 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | E 7 | SSW 5 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
61 | 63 | 49 | 54 | 91 | 66 | 64 | 38 | 27 | 15 | 473 | 304 | 196 | 105 | 42 | 108 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 177 | 301 | 300 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 9 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 39 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | NW 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | WNW 4 | W 3 | SW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
8 | 78 | 110 | 92 | 23 | — | 77 | 256 | 489 | 650 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 133 | 372 | 42 | 90 | 106 | 150 | 159 | 154 | 122 | 73 | 60 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 319 | 377 | 294 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 575 | 582 | 357 | 364 | 65 | 24 | 576 | 576 | 981 | 960 | 1024 | 1024 | 960 | 1034 | 1034 | 683 | 710 | 485 |
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