Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitby today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 4AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 43 | 106 | 135 | 137 | 98 | 136 | 108 | 84 | 64 | 46 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:40AM5.28m | 8:01PM4.97m | 8:19AM4.95m | 8:39PM4.72m | 9:06AM4.59m | 9:28PM4.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31AM1.51m | 1:57PM1.54m | 2:06AM1.78m | 2:32PM1.93m | 2:46AM2.09m | 3:12PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 5 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 106 | 135 | 137 | 98 | 136 | 108 | 84 | 64 | 46 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | S 5 | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | NNE 9 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 17 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | NW 6 | N 10 | — | N 19 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 20 | 15 | 13 | 17 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 387 | 397 | 397 | 397 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 70 | 79 | 913 | 786 | 739 | 522 | 404 | 424 | 424 | 394 | 379 | 427 | 379 | 501 |
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