Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
16.3°C
1.1° 

Whitby surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whitby today (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 3AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
7
0.9
E
5
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
5
1.3
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
81
76
57
54
35
25
20
17
14
13
19
39
60
60
70
108
170
320
340
298
222
189
178
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
S
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
5
E
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:05AM4.47m
2:48PM4.49m
2:59AM4.74m
3:35PM4.74m
3:40AM5.01m
4:13PM4.97m
Low Tide
8:45AM2.24m
8:59PM2.34m
9:32AM1.92m
9:41PM2.09m
10:09AM1.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:12
8:08
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
13
13
13
15
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
12
13
13
14
14
13
14
15
16
14
16
16
17
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