Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.0° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 3AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
6
0.4
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.7
N
8
1.4
N
5
1.8
N
7
2
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
24
69
66
61
55
53
52
51
52
96
96
94
68
66
49
48
32
31
30
58
104
278
439
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
SW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
20
NW
20
N
35
NNW
35
N
30
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:07AM4.25m
1:15PM4.23m
1:28AM4.42m
2:21PM4.49m
2:26AM4.69m
3:07PM4.78m
Low Tide
6:58AM2.60m
7:28PM2.77m
8:15AM2.29m
8:30PM2.49m
9:01AM1.92m
9:12PM2.17m
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:46
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:01
7:00
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
17
17
18
16
16
16
17
19
21
22
21
19
18
18
17
16
13
12
11
12
Feels °C
10
11
11
12
15
15
18
16
16
16
16
19
21
21
21
19
18
18
17
13
10
5
4
6
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