Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whitby sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.4° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 6PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Tue
1
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Thursday
3
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7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
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7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
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10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
13
0.4
N
12
0.5
N
12
0.5
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
17
17
11
10
6
6
4
4
4
5
5
29
46
66
60
86
83
52
48
47
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:29PM5.28m
7:36AM5.56m
8:07PM5.11m
8:21AM5.32m
8:53PM4.87m
Low Tide
1:27PM1.01m
1:38AM1.38m
2:05PM1.24m
2:18AM1.55m
2:47PM1.56m
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6:07
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6:11
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7:54
7:52
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Temp °C
16
19
20
17
17
16
16
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21
19
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Feels °C
11
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