Pier Towers Withernsea — Withernsea, the nearest town. Photo: Keith D at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Withernsea

Withernsea is a town in East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom. From Withernsea you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is skerrys, a surf spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 18 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 7 of them campsites. The nearest airport is HUY, 30 km away.

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Staying in Withernsea

18 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 7 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: HUY, 30 km, LBA, 112 km, MME, 129 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Withernsea.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Sun 18

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Fri 23

Sat 24

skerrys0.4 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft64 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

2 ft37 kJ

3 ft45 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

3 ft27 kJ

3 ft59 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at skerrys, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	2 ft10 smushy	64kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	22, poor	4 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	2 ft6 smushy	37kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 16 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	3 ft6 smushy	45kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots, offshore	14°C
Thu 22Oct	22, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	24, poor	3 ft4 smushy	27kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	3 ft5 smushy	59kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots, offshore	11°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Withernsea, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Withernsea

Best ChopsticksAsian · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 1 of 5, Aug 2026
Bengal LancerIndian · 0.2 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, May 2025
Chinese FirstChinese · 0.2 km from the centreFood hygiene 4 of 5, Feb 2026
Prego pizzaPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
Seasiders Fish and ChipsFish and chips · 0.2 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, May 2025
Lifeboat Fish & ChipsFish and chips · 0.3 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Apr 2026

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits

Withernsea, UK