Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
14.4°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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 5AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
N
10
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.1
N
12
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
112
93
46
45
44
33
41
38
37
30
22
11
11
10
6
4
2
12
9
4
3
4
5
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
7:20AM5.55m
7:44PM5.19m
8:10AM5.24m
8:34PM4.93m
9:14AM4.88m
9:40PM4.66m
Low Tide
1:17AM1.25m
1:43PM1.37m
2:02AM1.47m
2:29PM1.77m
2:56AM1.76m
3:27PM2.19m
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Temp °C
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14
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20
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Feels °C
14
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12
12
13
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11
12
10
9
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12
15
13
11
9
9
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10
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