Surf Forecasts:
Withernsea surf forecast from 9 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, NNW swell with 125 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 10 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Withernsea this week:
The surf forecast for Withernsea over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 7s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Withernsea in the next 16 days are 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Wed 16th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Withernsea over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Withernsea over the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it’s a grim picture for the most part, with a long dry spell of poor conditions.
Right off the bat, there’s no surf worth mentioning for the first several days. We’re looking at a big gap from now until the 20th of September with nothing but tiny, weak, or messy waves and scores of zero. It’s a tough stretch.
Things might just show a flicker of life on Monday the 21st of September. There’s a pulse of new swell coming in, with a 6ft wave from the NNW. The period is short, only 8 seconds, so it’s not going to have much grunt. The combined energy is a moderate 378, so there’s some push behind it but the short period will make for lumpy, close-outy sections. The wind’s offshore from the WSW, which is a big plus for clean faces at Withernsea. Still, the forecast calls for “marginal surf or questionable tide conditions,” so it’s not a guarantee. This is really the only time in the whole 16 days where the numbers even start to look interesting, so if you’re desperate, that Monday morning window is your only real shot. The water is sitting at 63°, which is 5° warmer than normal for this time of year, so that’s very unusual.
Other than that one Monday window, the rest of the forecast is a dead loss. The swell drops straight back down to tiny, and the winds stay messy. It’s just one of those blank runs, and for Withernsea, that’s not all that unusual.
Signing off,
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 6 | WSW 3 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | N 15 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 272 | 70 | 40 | 34 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 52 | 71 | 67 | 37 | 18 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:40PM4.67m | 4:44AM5.00m | 5:24PM4.93m | 5:26AM5.29m | 6:03PM5.09m | 6:05AM5.45m | 6:38PM5.14m | 6:43AM5.47m | 7:12PM5.09m | 7:19AM5.34m | 7:43PM4.93m | 7:54AM5.09m | 8:15PM4.69m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM0.88m | 11:12AM0.06m | 11:27PM0.61m | 11:53AM-0.19m | 00:06AM0.42m | 12:31PM-0.26m | 00:43AM0.33m | 1:06PM-0.17m | 1:18AM0.33m | 1:41PM0.07m | 1:52AM0.45m | 2:14PM0.41m | 2:26AM0.65m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | N 7 | SSE 4 | S 3 | N 14 | N 5 | NE 5 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 10 |
| kJ | 205 | 70 | 40 | 34 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 31 | 52 | 71 | 67 | 37 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | N 6 | — | N 14 | N 15 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | N 6 | — | S 6 | — | N 15 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | SSW 4 | W 3 | — | SSE 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | 272 | — | 1 | 4 | 15 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 319 | 0 | 1 | 585 | 319 | 325 | 319 | 348 | 463 | 418 | 305 | 322 | 393 | 356 | 24 | 171 | 0 | 108 | 364 | 276 |
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