Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
16.9° C
1.6° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 2AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
75
54
39
37
24
15
15
9
16
27
25
28
20
10
6
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
WNW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
W
15
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:34PM4.48m
12:08PM4.64m
00:57AM4.52m
1:38PM4.71m
Low Tide
5:14PM1.98m
5:49AM2.17m
6:40PM2.13m
7:25AM2.05m
8:08PM2.04m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:50
8:47
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
16
15
14
15
19
23
25
24
20
19
18
17
18
21
22
20
17
Feels °C
15
15
13
13
12
13
16
20
21
21
18
16
14
14
16
19
17
18
14
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