Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitby today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 6AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 55 | 58 | 191 | 196 | 310 | 368 | 401 | 527 | 703 | 675 | 566 | 534 | 482 | 385 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:56AM5.01m | 9:27PM4.60m | 9:45AM4.66m | 10:19PM4.38m | 10:51AM4.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43AM1.83m | 3:17PM1.77m | 3:25AM2.13m | 4:02PM2.17m | 4:19AM2.42m | 5:04PM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 55 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 482 | 385 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 191 | 196 | 310 | 368 | 401 | 527 | 703 | 675 | 566 | 534 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 394 | 28 | 13 | 379 | 342 | 342 | 342 | 271 | 342 | 316 | 77 | 95 | 513 | 397 | 77 | 77 | 247 | 53 | 53 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 4 |
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