Whitby Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(North East England, UK)

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Whitby Surf Guide

Whitby in North East England is a quite exposed beach/pier break that has consistent surf. Winter and spring are the favoured times of year to visit. Offshore winds are from the southwest. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the east northeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Often Crowded.

Whitby Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach/pier	3	consistent	9.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Whitby:

The best conditions reported for surf at Whitby occur when a East-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

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Explore Whitby Location Map

Interactive Whitby surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Whitby is Teesside Airport (MME) in England, 52 km (32 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Whitby is Newcastle Airport (NCL), also in England, 92 km (57 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Whitby Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 08:44 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Wave (m)	NNE	NNE	N	N
Period (s)	8	8	8	5
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on

What does Whitby look like?

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Credit: Dave Gaskell Credit: Dave Gaskell

Tides at Whitby

Current tide and informaton

For Whitby, England, 1 km from Whitby.

Next High Water: 07:06pm | 4.9m

Next Low Water: 12:57pm | 1.42m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Whitby Sea Temperature

The water temperature (9.3 °C) at Whitby is very cold. Despite the sun, surfers will need plenty of neoprene. Wear a quality winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. A windchill factor of (7.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.