Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.9° 

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 NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 3PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NE
7
0.8
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
49
35
25
23
16
18
24
27
42
62
60
74
89
112
180
208
173
163
156
147
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
E
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
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
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<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
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
13
13
12
13
12
13
11
11
12
13
13
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
16
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