Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.8° 

Whitby surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whitby today (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 4AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (19 Jul)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (19 Jul)6ft (1.9m)9s

Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NNE
9
2.4
NNE
10
2.4
NNE
9
2.3
NNE
9
2.2
NNE
9
2.1
NNE
9
2
NNE
9
1.9
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
909
1049
1001
885
796
729
666
592
454
396
344
268
217
168
151
121
118
91
74
74
54
51
56
68
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
20
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
E
15
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:08AM5.55m
8:47PM5.04m
8:51AM5.31m
9:32PM4.78m
9:38AM5.02m
Low Tide
2:02AM1.48m
2:37PM0.91m
2:43AM1.70m
3:21PM1.24m
3:26AM1.94m
4:08PM1.61m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:52
4:54
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9:23
9:22
9:22
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Temp °C
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
17
17
16
Feels °C
7
5
6
6
7
8
9
11
10
11
10
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
10
12
14
15
15
15
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