Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
16.6° C
1.2° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 1AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
5
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.3
N
9
0.4
N
11
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
21
17
17
21
19
31
31
28
15
36
33
31
30
28
27
26
14
14
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
5
SE
5
S
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:30PM5.59m
5:38AM5.85m
6:12PM5.62m
6:18AM5.90m
6:52PM5.53m
Low Tide
11:37PM1.18m
12:05PM0.46m
00:16AM1.14m
12:46PM0.49m
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clear
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light rain
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:38
8:37
8:35
 mm
1
Temp °C
30
26
24
22
20
20
22
24
21
22
21
15
14
15
15
16
17
18
16
Feels °C
24
21
21
21
19
20
22
24
22
23
20
13
12
13
13
14
16
17
16
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