Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitby today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 1AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 40 | 47 | 64 | 58 | 134 | 254 | 319 | 327 | 395 | 527 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:33PM5.53m | 6:41AM5.75m | 7:19PM5.45m | 7:25AM5.70m | 8:03PM5.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:38AM1.22m | 1:09PM0.52m | 1:21AM1.31m | 1:54PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 40 | 47 | 64 | 58 | 134 | 254 | 319 | 327 | 395 | 527 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 455 | 455 | 490 | 521 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 1562 | 1562 | 133 | 133 | 70 | 77 | 223 | 223 | 77 | 77 | 77 | |
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