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Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 18 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
9.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whitby today?
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 2AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | |
35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 23 | 103 | 126 | 255 | 127 | 93 | 67 | 40 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:55PM5.59m | 6:16AM5.46m | 6:48PM5.47m | 7:04AM5.36m | 7:43PM5.27m | 7:56AM5.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:13AM0.97m | 12:37PM0.76m | 1:01AM1.21m | 1:29PM0.86m | 1:51AM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 |
1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 |
8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
 kJ | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 118 | 127 | 93 | 67 | 40 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | SW 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 103 | 126 | 255 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 387 | 387 | 76 | 494 | 457 | 387 | 541 | 220 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 79 | 293 | 308 | 308 | 293 | 307 | 307 | 312 | 307 | 393 | 379 |
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