Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
16.4° C
1.5° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 7AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
63
52
56
41
41
26
25
25
25
27
29
28
41
40
39
37
35
23
22
22
22
21
12
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
NW
5
W
10
W
20
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
25
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:03AM5.00m
4:33PM4.87m
4:40AM5.19m
5:11PM5.01m
5:15AM5.34m
5:46PM5.12m
Low Tide
10:30AM1.63m
10:38PM1.81m
11:06AM1.42m
11:14PM1.67m
11:41AM1.25m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:07
5:09
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9:10
9:08
9:07
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1
Temp °C
17
18
19
22
24
25
25
21
20
18
18
21
24
23
22
20
17
16
16
18
20
20
18
15
Feels °C
16
17
17
19
21
22
23
22
20
17
17
20
22
22
21
19
17
16
16
16
15
12
12
10
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