Whitby surf break

Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 BST
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Whitby surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whitby sea temperature is
9.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whitby today?

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 11PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)--
Afternoon (17 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (17 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
94
90
68
68
50
50
50
35
35
34
34
34
35
63
96
85
103
81
65
47
35
21
12
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:04PM5.62m
5:29AM5.48m
5:55PM5.59m
6:16AM5.46m
6:48PM5.47m
7:04AM5.36m
Low Tide
11:26PM0.82m
11:48AM0.76m
00:13AM0.97m
12:37PM0.76m
1:01AM1.21m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:50
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:05
9:07
9:07
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
10
8
7
8
11
11
12
12
10
9
9
9
10
11
13
14
12
11
11
11
13
13
7
9
7
5
4
5
8
7
8
8
7
5
5
3
3
5
9
11
9
6
6
6
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
1.1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
125
94
90
68
68
50
50
50
35
35
34
34
34
35
37
37
24
103
81
65
47
35
21
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Energy kJ
1
4
23
22
22
13
13
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
4
7
8
7
4
12
63
96
85
1
3
3
3
6
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
9
4
143
316
316
343
387
76
129
494
457
387
440
24
0
0
84
102
129
308
308
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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