Whitby surf break

Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 01 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
8.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whitby today?

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 3PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (01 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (01 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.4
E
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
45
45
43
32
25
24
15
9
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
10
33
117
135
137
94
66
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
0
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:46PM5.28m
5:05AM5.22m
5:20PM5.26m
5:36AM5.24m
5:55PM5.18m
6:08AM5.21m
Low Tide
10:42AM1.32m
11:03PM1.09m
11:16AM1.24m
11:35PM1.17m
11:49AM1.23m
00:06AM1.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:24
5:22
5:20
5:18
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8:34
8:36
8:37
8:39
1
2
3
7
7
2
2
1
Temp °C
15
18
19
19
17
12
11
10
13
16
16
15
13
12
10
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
11
14
15
16
16
9
7
6
9
13
13
14
11
10
8
5
4
4
2
3
2
3
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
N
3
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
1.2
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
Energy kJ
42
1
1
1
32
25
24
15
9
3
1
1
1
1
9
7
13
7
7
94
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
Energy kJ
4
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
8
7
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
N
9
Energy kJ
3
3
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.4
E
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
Energy kJ
65
45
45
43
1
1
2
3
10
33
117
135
137
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)
32
73
12
345
20
81
0
312
323
342
342
405
342
342
342
342
342
342
342
342
487
361
365
76
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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