Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
16.8° C
1.5° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 7PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.4
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
N
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
181
252
260
260
264
228
190
157
124
96
75
70
55
38
24
15
15
9
12
9
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
E
15
SSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:36AM5.03m
10:22PM4.60m
10:43AM4.79m
11:34PM4.48m
12:08PM4.64m
Low Tide
4:07PM1.72m
4:30AM2.07m
5:14PM1.98m
5:49AM2.17m
6:40PM2.13m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:53
8:52
8:50
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
15
15
16
14
14
14
17
20
21
20
16
15
14
15
19
23
25
23
21
Feels °C
9
9
13
14
13
11
11
11
13
16
16
15
13
13
11
12
16
20
22
20
19
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