Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Issued: 12 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whitby sea temperature is

14.5°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whitby today (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 8AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	6s
Evening (30 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).
	Wednesday 30								Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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)	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SE 5
Wave Graph
kJ	104	104	130	142	172	71	77	107	95	77	60	46	44	34	33	30	23	22	20	10	10	6	6	9
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
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	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide			6:37AM5.76m					7:03PM5.40m				7:20AM5.55m				7:44PM5.19m				8:10AM5.24m				8:34PM4.93m
Low Tide	00:38AM1.12m					1:02PM1.06m				1:17AM1.25m				1:43PM1.37m				2:02AM1.47m				2:29PM1.77m


	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	18	19	19	22	19	17	15	14	13	14	17	18	16	15	14	13	12	13	16	17	18	17
Feels °C	13	14	13	15	17	18	16	14	12	11	11	11	14	14	13	13	11	9	7	8	10	13	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SE 4	SE 4	SE 5
kJ	2	2	2	2	107	71	60	107	95	77	60	46	44	34	33	30	23	22	20	10	10	4	5	9
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	N 10	N 10	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	SE 4	N 9	—	N 9	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	—	—	2	2	18	62	77	55	30	16	11	12	6	7	6	2	2	1	2	—	2	6	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	N 10	N 9	N 9	N 9	E 7	E 6	E 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	N 9	N 9	N 9	—	N 9	N 9	N 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	2	21	21	12	7	4	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	—	2	2	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 2	SSE 3	S 3	S 4	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 2
kJ	104	104	130	142	172	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	6	10	1	1	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ervika South and West	Looe Cornwall (South)	Aberarth Wales - Mid	South Shields North East England	Huntcliff North East England	Staithes North East England	Whitby North East England	Whitby North East England	Whitby North East England	Whitby North East England	Whitby North East England	Caves (Sandsend) North East England	Caves (Sandsend) North East England	South Shields North East England	Embleton North East England	Hartley Reef North East England	Aberarth Wales - Mid	White Park Bay Antrim	White Park Bay Antrim	White Park Bay Antrim	White Park Bay Antrim	White Park Bay Antrim	Whitecliff Bay Isle of Wight	Stonehaven Scot - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	916	529	340	76	24	13	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	76	129	83	340	379	379	379	379	379	426	293
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England				Bamburgh	Whitley Bay	Cayton Bay Pumphouse	Cayton Bay Pumphouse	Bamburgh	Berwick-Upon-Tweed	Berwick-Upon-Tweed	Berwick-Upon-Tweed	Bamburgh	Bamburgh	Bamburgh	Berwick-Upon-Tweed	Hartley Reef
Rating (10 max)				3	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom		Looe Cornwall (South)	Lundy Bay Cornwall (North)	Bamburgh North East England	Chapel Point Scot - East Coast	Dom Hue Guernsey	Pennan Scot - East Coast	Wisemans Scot - East Coast	Lundy Bay Cornwall (North)	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Lundy Bay Cornwall (North)	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Dom Hue Guernsey	Thurso Beach Scot - North Coast	Thurso Beach Scot - North Coast	Thurso Beach Scot - North Coast	Bay of Skaill Scot - Orkney	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Godrevy Cornwall (North)
Rating (10 max)		3	3	3	2	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta) Iceland	Fish Boma South Africa	Dunmoran Strand Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Crazy Left Portugal	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	7

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