Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
14.3°C
2.0° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 9AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
1
NNW
7
0.5
N
10
0.4
NNE
10
1.5
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
8
1.3
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.5
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
106
106
81
83
79
82
76
79
64
67
47
48
117
51
35
249
231
394
219
141
65
44
44
Wind (km/h)
30
S
20
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WNW
35
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
25
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
0
SE
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:34AM5.51m
4:07PM5.45m
4:14AM5.68m
4:42PM5.52m
4:51AM5.75m
5:16PM5.54m
Low Tide
10:01AM0.88m
10:14PM1.42m
10:38AM0.78m
10:49PM1.27m
11:13AM0.81m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:22
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6:20
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6:16
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6:15
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 mm
5
1
3
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1
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Temp °C
9
13
15
16
15
14
12
11
11
11
11
10
12
12
11
10
9
9
8
9
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
2
10
11
10
9
6
5
4
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
3
3
5
8
11
8
6
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