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Whitby Surf Forecast
/ North East England (54 surf breaks) /
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Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 08 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Whitby surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whitby sea temperature is
9.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Whitby today?
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 2AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | |
42 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 127 | 206 | 195 | 155 | 115 | 90 | 65 | 53 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 170 | 289 | 311 | 295 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:24PM4.33m | 9:26AM4.48m | 10:31PM4.23m | 10:31AM4.37m | 11:46PM4.25m | 11:43AM4.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00PM1.95m | 3:17AM2.38m | 4:00PM2.09m | 4:22AM2.55m | 5:14PM2.11m | 5:42AM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 |
2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | N 5 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | N 10 |
 kJ | 42 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 24 | 42 | 53 | 23 | 14 | 57 | 56 | — | — | — | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | N 12 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 11 | N 5 | N 11 | N 6 | E 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 39 | 13 | 58 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | N 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 59 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 127 | 206 | 195 | 155 | 115 | 90 | 65 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 170 | 289 | 311 | 295 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 336 | 76 | 479 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 77 | 519 | 491 | 83 | 83 | 513 | 361 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 145 | 77 | 77 | 77 |
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