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/ North East England (54 surf breaks) /
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Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 10 May 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
9.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whitby today?
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 2AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the N by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 5 | N 8 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | |
37 | 37 | 35 | 52 | 85 | 583 | 1717 | 1473 | 1099 | 809 | 574 | 471 | 370 | 330 | 284 | 221 | 200 | 187 | 108 | 100 | 85 | 67 | 52 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 11:46PM4.25m | 11:43AM4.39m | 00:54AM4.40m | 12:50PM4.55m | 1:50AM4.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14PM2.11m | 5:42AM2.56m | 6:31PM1.95m | 6:57AM2.38m | 7:35PM1.68m | 7:56AM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 |
 kJ | 15 | 9 | 13 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 574 | 471 | 370 | 330 | 284 | 221 | 200 | 187 | 108 | 100 | 85 | 67 | 52 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 35 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 3 | N 5 | N 8 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 85 | 583 | 1717 | 1473 | 1099 | 809 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 4 | 95 | 4 | 493 | 260 | 444 | 444 | 77 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 241 | 53 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 79 | 468 | 1263 | 1266 |
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