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Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 08 Dec 2025 GMTForecast 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
9.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Whitby today?
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 10AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 13 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 145 | 186 | 165 | 125 | 77 | 42 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:02AM 5.48 | 6:15PM 5.51 | 6:56AM 5.26 | 7:04PM 5.36 | 7:51AM 5.00 | 7:56PM 5.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:11PM 1.55 | 12:43AM 1.08 | 12:59PM 1.83 | 1:35AM 1.29 | 1:48PM 2.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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