Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.8° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 2AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
1
2
2
1
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)
2.1
NNE
9
2
NNE
9
1.9
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
729
666
592
454
396
344
262
188
142
125
101
91
64
50
45
42
32
33
45
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:47PM5.04m
8:51AM5.31m
9:32PM4.78m
9:38AM5.02m
Low Tide
2:37PM0.91m
2:43AM1.70m
3:21PM1.24m
3:26AM1.94m
4:08PM1.61m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:23
9:22
9:22
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
8
9
11
10
10
11
13
12
11
12
13
11
11
12
14
15
15
15
15
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