Whitby surf break

Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 GMT
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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
9.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Whitby today?

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 8AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Dec)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (10 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (10 Dec)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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

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Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
SSE
0.1
SE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
Period(s) (?)7766666618181711101013131312121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)51361823953166628835598678759894938986
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SW
10
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:51AM
5.00
7:56PM
5.17
8:48AM
4.76
8:52PM
4.98
9:50AM
4.57
9:54PM
4.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:35AM
1.29
1:48PM
2.11
2:32AM
1.52
2:42PM
2.36
3:32AM
1.74
3:43PM
2.54
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
Sunrise--8:11-------8:12-------8:14-----
Sunset----3:37-------3:37-------3:37---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C11111010109988888888789998777
Feels °C (?)331111101110222024465333
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