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Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 18 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whitby today?
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 12PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | |
68 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 35 | 107 | 136 | 108 | 219 | 106 | 63 | 39 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:29AM5.48m | 5:55PM5.59m | 6:16AM5.46m | 6:48PM5.47m | 7:04AM5.36m | 7:43PM5.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48AM0.76m | 00:13AM0.97m | 12:37PM0.76m | 1:01AM1.21m | 1:29PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | 9:09 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 |
 kJ | 68 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 35 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 143 | 106 | 63 | 39 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 107 | 136 | 108 | 219 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 83 | 316 | 379 | 387 | 387 | 387 | 76 | 480 | 387 | 457 | 222 | 222 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 308 | 365 | 332 | 307 | 274 | 307 |
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