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Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
7.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whitby today?

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 9AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (20 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
SE
1.4
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.8
SE
1.9
SE
2.1
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
ESE
2
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.1
NE
2.4
NE
2.4
NE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)555666777778778881010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3333497715719523727930539333027736365583382462080011001114117512841202906
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
35
S
30
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:57AM
5.21
4:59PM
5.50
5:32AM
5.25
5:32PM
5.56
6:07AM
5.24
6:06PM
5.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:00AM
1.60
11:27PM
1.20
11:35AM
1.56
12:02AM
1.14
12:10PM
1.57
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise--8:10-------8:08-------8:07-----
Sunset----4:15-------4:17-------4:20---
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------31-11---1221--1
Temp. °C888988777767888877776778
Feels °C (?)332201-1000-20-1000-2-2-2-2-3-2-22
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