Withernsea surf break

Withernsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 08 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
10.9° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Withernsea today?

The current surf forecast for Withernsea at 1AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (09 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (09 May)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the N by Sun night).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.5
N
9
1.3
N
5
1.6
N
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.4
N
11
0.5
N
11
1.3
N
5
1.8
N
6
1.9
N
7
1.7
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
25
25
24
14
14
14
14
14
39
74
200
212
190
127
96
62
37
37
56
76
247
341
306
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
E
10
SSW
20
WSW
25
NW
35
N
35
N
30
N
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:09PM3.66m
10:20AM3.91m
11:23PM3.52m
11:31AM3.83m
00:45AM3.57m
12:45PM3.90m
Low Tide
4:02PM1.34m
4:15AM1.75m
5:01PM1.48m
5:17AM1.91m
6:10PM1.48m
6:31AM1.94m
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clear
part cloud
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cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:07
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:42
8:43
8:45
8:46
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
11
9
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
5
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
8
8
9
10
9
7
3
0
-1
-1
-1
0
1
2
4
3
-1
0
-2
-2
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
E
4
0.3
N
11
0.4
N
11
0.4
N
11
0.8
NNE
6
0.5
N
6
0.6
N
5
0.3
E
5
Energy kJ
26
25
25
24
14
5
14
14
14
3
23
39
38
36
16
21
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.1
N
13
0.3
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
N
11
0.5
NE
5
0.5
N
11
Energy kJ
6
14
3
2
3
3
4
7
37
13
56
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
5
0.4
N
11
0.3
E
4
Energy kJ
7
37
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
N
9
1.3
N
5
1.6
N
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.3
W
2
1.3
N
5
1.8
N
6
1.9
N
7
1.7
N
7
Energy kJ
7
4
4
7
5
39
74
200
212
190
127
96
62
1
76
247
341
306
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
240
410
171
447
445
447
487
487
501
172
615
570
178
178
570
455
95
52
1
0
49
172
172
172
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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