
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitby today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 4AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 9 | N 8 | N 7 | N 10 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 21 | N 22 | N 21 | N 21 | N 21 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
88 | 65 | 85 | 53 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 80 | 34 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:01AM5.60m | 6:20PM5.40m | 6:36AM5.40m | 6:53PM5.26m | 7:12AM5.15m | 7:26PM5.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM1.23m | 12:19PM1.15m | 00:30AM1.35m | 12:51PM1.41m | 1:04AM1.53m | 1:23PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 21 | N 22 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
88 | 65 | 14 | 53 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | SE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | N 6 | — | — | N 10 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | N 21 | N 21 | N 21 |
14 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 80 | 34 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 5 | N 9 | N 10 | — | — | N 9 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 6 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | — | NW 2 |
2 | 5 | 85 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 25 | 31 | 34 | 15 | 16 | 5 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 203 | 532 | 473 | 79 | 739 | 739 | 293 | 293 | 340 | 318 | 318 | 426 | 521 | 532 | 463 | 390 | 379 | 393 | 365 | 361 | 167 | 0 | 293 | 293 |
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