Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whitby sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.3° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 8PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.7
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.7
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
82
57
51
49
46
28
26
25
14
13
12
12
5
33
68
113
84
98
113
68
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
5
W
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
8:21AM5.32m
8:53PM4.87m
9:17AM4.99m
9:53PM4.61m
10:33AM4.67m
Low Tide
2:47PM1.56m
3:06AM1.80m
3:40PM1.95m
4:10AM2.07m
4:54PM2.30m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:47
7:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
20
20
17
16
14
15
15
16
17
17
17
15
13
13
13
14
17
18
18
15
Feels °C
14
16
16
13
12
11
12
11
10
10
10
11
9
6
6
6
7
12
15
16
13
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