Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
16.8° C
1.6° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 8AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.7
N
7
1.4
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
83
89
94
97
97
89
60
45
33
22
22
21
22
21
11
7
5
5
54
252
356
313
273
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
0
SSW
10
WNW
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:00AM5.40m
8:39PM4.95m
8:43AM5.25m
9:25PM4.78m
9:36AM5.03m
Low Tide
2:03AM1.60m
2:33PM1.25m
2:43AM1.72m
3:16PM1.46m
3:30AM1.88m
4:07PM1.72m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:58
8:55
8:53
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
19
23
25
22
21
18
16
17
18
19
19
17
15
14
15
14
13
13
17
18
16
Feels °C
14
15
16
18
21
24
23
21
16
14
13
11
11
12
9
7
6
9
10
10
9
16
16
11
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