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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 am Friday 08 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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Whitby today?
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 10AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 6 | |
70 | 65 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 49 | 233 | 276 | 230 | 164 | 107 | 84 | 88 | 59 | 60 | 92 | 123 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:34AM4.66m | 9:24PM4.33m | 9:26AM4.48m | 10:31PM4.23m | 10:31AM4.37m | 11:46PM4.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27AM2.15m | 3:00PM1.95m | 3:17AM2.38m | 4:00PM2.09m | 4:22AM2.55m | 5:14PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | 8:52 |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | -1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 5 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
 kJ | 70 | 65 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 44 | 42 | 63 | 23 | 60 | 92 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | NNW 6 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | N 11 | N 5 | N 6 | ENE 5 | — |
| kJ | 49 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 60 | 21 | 15 | 10 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 59 | 10 | 10 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | ESE 5 | N 5 | N 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 49 | 233 | 276 | 230 | 164 | 107 | 84 | — | — | 4 | 21 | 123 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 13 | 335 | 129 | 336 | 335 | 468 | 480 | 484 | 482 | 480 | 77 | 347 | 374 | 505 | 78 | 70 | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 77 |
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