Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitby today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 5AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | N 9 | ENE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 49 | 220 | 252 | 305 | 279 | 273 | 230 | 191 | 165 | 161 | 134 | 107 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:43AM5.25m | 9:25PM4.78m | 9:36AM5.03m | 10:22PM4.60m | 10:43AM4.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43AM1.72m | 3:16PM1.46m | 3:30AM1.88m | 4:07PM1.72m | 4:30AM2.07m | 5:14PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | S 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 46 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 135 | 252 | 305 | 279 | 273 | 230 | 191 | 165 | 161 | 134 | 107 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | E 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 10 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 34 | 49 | 220 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 13 | 143 | 312 | 312 | 739 | 307 | 277 | 677 | 519 | 182 | 70 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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