Whitby surf break

Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 BST
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Whitby surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whitby sea temperature is
9.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whitby today?

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 3AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (20 May)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (20 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
153
168
112
78
40
34
22
11
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:48PM5.47m
7:04AM5.36m
7:43PM5.27m
7:56AM5.21m
8:42PM5.03m
8:51AM5.04m
Low Tide
1:01AM1.21m
1:29PM0.86m
1:51AM1.50m
2:24PM1.03m
2:45AM1.81m
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:48
4:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:07
9:09
9:12
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
12
11
11
11
12
14
15
15
13
12
12
12
13
19
20
19
18
17
16
15
18
21
12
11
9
6
6
5
5
8
9
10
9
9
10
9
10
16
18
17
18
16
15
12
15
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
Energy kJ
24
168
112
78
40
34
22
11
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
23
13
13
13
12
5
5
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
5
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
SE
5
0.1
NW
4
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
2
5
5
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
7
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
S
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SE
4
Energy kJ
153
1
3
3
4
3
3
4
1
1
1
1
5
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
24
0
24
24
84
81
247
312
308
307
312
312
390
379
379
393
342
364
393
364
393
295
403
316
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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