Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
16.7° C
1.5° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Some 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
6
0.4
N
9
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.8
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
7
1.4
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy 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)
20
SW
15
SSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
0
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
5
SW
20
W
15
WSW
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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