Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.9° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 3PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
5
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
5
0.9
N
5
1
N
6
1
N
6
1
N
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
9
2.3
NNE
9
2.3
NNE
10
2.3
NNE
10
2.3
NNE
10
2.2
NNE
10
2.1
NNE
10
1.9
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
10
16
27
41
60
62
66
98
181
293
337
346
486
732
890
990
1011
1011
932
828
674
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:41AM5.75m
7:19PM5.45m
7:25AM5.70m
8:03PM5.28m
8:08AM5.55m
8:47PM5.04m
Low Tide
1:09PM0.52m
1:21AM1.31m
1:54PM0.65m
2:02AM1.48m
2:37PM0.91m
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
clear
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:48
4:50
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:27
9:25
9:23
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
9
10
10
10
11
10
10
8
9
8
8
9
8
8
6
6
7
8
8
9
10
12
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