Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whitby sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.4° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 11PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)--
Afternoon (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Tue night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
30
32
34
38
28
24
25
25
15
14
13
6
5
5
5
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:49AM4.51m
1:44PM4.70m
2:08AM4.80m
2:53PM5.00m
Low Tide
6:38PM2.43m
7:29AM2.01m
8:09PM2.23m
8:43AM1.58m
9:09PM1.91m
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:39
7:37
 mm
3
Temp °C
19
21
21
19
17
18
17
17
18
17
16
15
14
12
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
16
18
19
17
15
16
15
12
13
13
12
9
8
6
7
7
7
6
5
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