Whitby surf break

Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 04 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
8.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whitby today?

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 6AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (05 Jan)6ft (1.9m)8s

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

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Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
N
2.3
N
2.5
N
2.3
N
2.5
N
2.1
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
2
N
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.2
N
1
N
0.9
N
1.8
NNW
2.5
N
3
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
NNE
3
NNE
Period(s) (?)1010109887788811111010101068910111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1154998119980596654542937842448422250749840227919015421490215202770301827001906
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
NW
35
NNW
35
NNE
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
NW
50
NW
45
NNW
40
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:05AM
5.58
5:17PM
5.74
5:53AM
5.52
6:01PM
5.73
6:38AM
5.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:57PM
0.81
11:14AM
1.33
11:44PM
0.75
11:57AM
1.42
12:29AM
0.82
12:39PM
1.58
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Sunrise----8:22-------8:22-------8:22---
Sunset------3:52-------3:52-------3:55-
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----2221--------43-11---
Temp. °C000334321000144444542221
Feels °C (?)-8-8-9-6-7-4-7-7-6-6-6-6-5-3-5-5-4-5-7-7-8-7-6-4
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