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Whitby Surf Forecast
/ North East England (54 surf breaks) /
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Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
8.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Whitby today?
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 11AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | |
59 | 72 | 92 | 92 | 87 | 87 | 74 | 100 | 87 | 68 | 72 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 57 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:00AM5.09m | 4:10PM5.26m | 4:33AM5.17m | 4:46PM5.28m | 5:05AM5.22m | 5:20PM5.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08AM1.45m | 10:30PM1.04m | 10:42AM1.32m | 11:03PM1.09m | 11:16AM1.24m | 11:35PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | |
 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | 8:37 |
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Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
 kJ | 35 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 69 | 57 | 57 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | — | N 16 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 59 | 72 | 92 | 92 | 87 | 87 | 74 | 100 | 87 | 68 | 72 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 342 | 343 | 342 | 342 | 467 | 387 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 193 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 274 | 307 | 307 | 312 | 342 | 342 | 342 | 342 | 342 |
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