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/ North East England (54 surf breaks) /
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Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 17 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 9AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | |
281 | 230 | 194 | 194 | 157 | 125 | 94 | 90 | 68 | 68 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 103 | 67 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:45AM5.43m | 5:04PM5.62m | 5:29AM5.48m | 5:55PM5.59m | 6:16AM5.46m | 6:48PM5.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41PM0.80m | 11:01AM0.87m | 11:26PM0.82m | 11:48AM0.76m | 00:13AM0.97m | 12:37PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 |
 kJ | 281 | 230 | 194 | 194 | 157 | 125 | 94 | 90 | 68 | 68 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 55 | 67 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 35 | 34 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | W 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | SW 2 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 14 | 40 | 103 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 95 | 316 | 383 | 343 | 387 | 387 | 387 | 444 | 501 | 387 | 427 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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