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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 pm Friday 01 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
8.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Whitby today?
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 3PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | ENE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | |
65 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 117 | 135 | 137 | 94 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:46PM5.28m | 5:05AM5.22m | 5:20PM5.26m | 5:36AM5.24m | 5:55PM5.18m | 6:08AM5.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42AM1.32m | 11:03PM1.09m | 11:16AM1.24m | 11:35PM1.17m | 11:49AM1.23m | 00:06AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | 8:39 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | N 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
 kJ | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 94 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | E 5 | E 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | ESE 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | ENE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 65 | 45 | 45 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 117 | 135 | 137 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 73 | 12 | 345 | 20 | 81 | 0 | 312 | 323 | 342 | 342 | 405 | 342 | 342 | 342 | 342 | 342 | 342 | 342 | 342 | 487 | 361 | 365 | 76 |
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