Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Issued: 5 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is

12.1°C

Whitby surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whitby today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 12PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s
Evening (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5							Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
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	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	NNE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	116	144	143	148	143	143	123	123	88	80	50	62	49	30	30	30	22	21	22	23	24	16	15	9	8	22
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	S	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	off	off
High Tide	00:26AM4.98m				1:16PM4.99m				1:23AM5.19m				2:02PM5.15m				2:09AM5.35m				2:41PM5.26m				2:50AM5.44m
Low Tide			7:03AM1.45m				7:24PM2.06m				7:53AM1.26m				8:09PM1.81m				8:35AM1.16m				8:48PM1.61m


	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16
	—	—	—	—	4:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:15	—	—	—	—	4:14
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	9	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9
Feels °C	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	8	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	N 10	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	NNE 5	N 9	NE 4	NE 7	NE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 5
kJ	—	—	—	2	2	2	2	2	8	2	9	2	1	30	30	30	22	21	22	23	24	16	15	9	8	8
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 9	N 9	N 13	N 9	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 11	N 10	N 10	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	9	9	9	5	5	6	5	2	22
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 11	N 8	N 8	N 7	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	NNE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	1	2	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	NE 4	NE 5	NE 4	NNE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	116	144	143	148	143	143	123	123	88	80	50	62	49	9	12	9	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	342	383	442	442	440	405	433	433	383	344	342	342	342	342	342	342	342	383	383	344	398	440	440	440	440	182
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	4

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