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Withernsea Seasonal Surf Averages
Swell Consistency and Wind Overview
This graph shows the percentage of days that had a ridable wind swell (7 seconds period or more) or groundswell (10 seconds period or more) of over 3ft. It also shows the dominant wind direction. Not all of these days will neccessarily give great surf, and very short lived wind swells or longer period secondary swells may produce surf not recorded, but it gives a clear idea of the seasonal trend and a rough guide to the chances of scoring something ridable.
Monthly Overview
Understanding this DataThese swell averages are calculated ONLY on swells of more than 7 seconds period. This means this is the average height of a swell that's likely to produce ridable surf NOT an average of every wave heading toward the beach in a month. Likewise the period is the average period OVER 7 seconds. There will be days that have short period wind swells that won't produce and ridable swell and these are excluded from the averages. The consistency figure gives the percentage of days that meet this condition. For example if the consistency is 50% you could expect the 'average' swell for about 15 days in the month. Of course an average tells only part of the story. A combination of very large and very small swells may produce the same average as a consistent medium sized swell. |
Monthly DataJanuaryFebruary March April May June July August September October November December Nearby SpotsSutton on SeaFiley Cayton Bay - Pumphouse Skegness Scarborough - South Bay Scarborough - North Bay Whitby Saltburn Beach Redcar Marske to Tees East Runton Cromer Mundesley Bacton Walcott Sunderland South Shields Tynemouth - Longsands Whitley Bay Great Yarmouth Seaton To Blyth Gorleston Lowestoft Southwold Walton-on-the-Naze Southend on Sea Beadnell Bay Bamburgh Joss Bay Broadstairs - Viking Bay Folkestone Camber Sands Shoreham Brighton - West Pier Brighton - Marina Hastings Tidemills Eastbourne Littlehampton Birling Gap Coldingham Bay Blackpool South East Wittering West Wittering Bracklesham Bay Hayling Island Pease Bay Cap Gris-Nez Calais Wimereux Silecroft Isle of Wight - Compton Isle of Wight - Freshwater Belhaven Bay (Dunbar) Highcliffe Southbourne Seacliff Boscombe Bournemouth De Panne Oostduinkerke Kingsbarns St Bees Westende Middelkerke Mariakerke Oostende Kimmeridge T'ooster Bredene |