Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitby today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 6PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 18 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | N 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 47 | 121 | 157 | 205 | 194 | 180 | 225 | 271 | 263 | 219 | 212 | 190 | 136 | 175 | 265 | 718 | 566 | 319 | 151 | 244 | 316 | 382 | 433 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:18AM4.63m | 7:21PM4.84m | 8:10AM4.45m | 8:11PM4.66m | 9:14AM4.32m | 9:13PM4.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13PM2.32m | 1:49AM2.13m | 2:00PM2.55m | 2:46AM2.28m | 3:01PM2.73m | 3:56AM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | |  | |  | | |  |  |  | |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | |
 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:59 | — | — | — | — | 3:56 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -5 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | SE 5 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 7 | N 13 | N 6 | N 6 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 121 | 157 | 205 | 194 | 180 | 170 | 170 | 179 | 219 | 119 | 48 | 136 | 175 | 221 | 220 | 566 | 319 | 131 | 244 | 316 | 382 | 433 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 18 | N 16 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 47 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 170 | 219 | 212 | 190 | 35 | 17 | 2 | — | 160 | 154 | 151 | 146 | 181 | 177 | 177 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | S 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | SE 7 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 24 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 | 61 | 21 | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSW 3 | — | — | NW 2 | N 4 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 33 | 105 | 225 | 271 | 263 | 152 | — | — | 1 | 45 | 265 | 718 | — | 22 | 17 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 416 | 335 | 43 | 292 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 419 | 295 | 573 | 387 | 84 | 74 | 20 | 4 | 28 | 31 | 43 |
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