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/ North East England (54 surf breaks) /
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Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 20 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
9.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whitby today?
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 12PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | |
40 | 37 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:04AM5.36m | 7:43PM5.27m | 7:56AM5.21m | 8:42PM5.03m | 8:51AM5.04m | 9:45PM4.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01AM1.21m | 1:29PM0.86m | 1:51AM1.50m | 2:24PM1.03m | 2:45AM1.81m | 3:24PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | 9:13 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 17 |
6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 |
 kJ | 40 | 37 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 5 | E 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 33 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 76 | 143 | 308 | 308 | 307 | 307 | 307 | 340 | 379 | 379 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 295 | 393 | 295 | 392 | 316 | 393 | 312 | 312 | 277 |
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