Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
15.2°C
1.4° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 9AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
7
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
133
108
84
64
45
31
20
20
15
15
15
15
14
14
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
1
1
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:19AM4.95m
8:39PM4.72m
9:06AM4.59m
9:28PM4.47m
10:11AM4.28m
Low Tide
2:06AM1.78m
2:32PM1.93m
2:46AM2.09m
3:12PM2.31m
3:37AM2.40m
4:08PM2.66m
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part cloud
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part cloud
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clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:12
7:09
 mm
2
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
16
16
14
13
12
12
13
14
16
13
14
15
17
17
17
17
19
18
15
14
Feels °C
7
9
9
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
7
8
9
8
7
10
13
13
12
12
12
11
9
9
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