
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitby today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 2PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 33 | 32 | 39 | 81 | 142 | 177 | 245 | 215 | 173 | 136 | 108 | 84 | 46 | 45 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:04AM5.57m | 7:26PM5.20m | 7:40AM5.28m | 8:01PM4.97m | 8:19AM4.95m | 8:39PM4.72m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24PM1.18m | 1:31AM1.51m | 1:57PM1.54m | 2:06AM1.78m | 2:32PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 11 | NW 5 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
25 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 81 | 142 | 177 | 245 | 215 | 173 | 136 | 108 | 84 | 46 | 45 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 12 | N 11 | SSE 5 | N 11 | SE 5 | SE 6 | S 5 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
— | — | 23 | 22 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 33 | 32 | 39 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 487 | 416 | 519 | 778 | 739 | 916 | 408 | 397 | 408 | 336 | 79 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 74 | 913 | 913 | 739 | 426 |
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