Whitby surf break

Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 27 Dec 2025 GMT
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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
8.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whitby today?

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 11PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Dec)--
Afternoon (27 Dec)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (27 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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

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Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.9
NNE
2
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
Period(s) (?)55678999988881212121111888999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4069137227388604588497407321262221221629589647681828464539727114611571067
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:45PM
5.04
9:44AM
4.66
9:47PM
4.97
10:49AM
4.65
10:57PM
4.94
11:56AM
4.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:44PM
2.22
3:26AM
1.72
3:43PM
2.27
4:30AM
1.77
4:52PM
2.25
5:40AM
1.75
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Sunrise------8:23-------8:23-------8:23-
Sunset3:41-------3:42-------3:44-------
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C655555555555566887777756
Feels °C (?)1-2-2000110010-10121-1-2-1-2-2-2-1
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