Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitby today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 7PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 271 | 434 | 652 | 692 | 686 | 612 | 503 | 354 | 263 | 222 | 111 | 105 | 144 | 62 | 25 | 8 | 84 | 89 | 91 | 88 | 70 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:29PM4.24m | 00:33AM4.41m | 1:38PM4.47m | 1:36AM4.64m | 2:27PM4.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29PM2.87m | 7:24AM2.30m | 7:42PM2.61m | 8:16AM1.95m | 8:30PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 503 | 354 | 263 | 169 | 111 | 105 | 144 | 62 | 25 | 8 | 84 | 89 | 91 | 88 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 86 | 69 | 39 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | E 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | W 3 | WSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 2 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 271 | 434 | 652 | 692 | 686 | 612 | — | — | — | 222 | — | — | 18 | 62 | 77 | 98 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 387 | 387 | 343 | 343 | 194 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 243 | 379 | 268 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 365 |
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