Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
15.6° C
1.0° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 11PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)--
Afternoon (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
N
8
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
245
159
124
97
75
70
72
72
75
80
60
48
45
33
30
29
28
20
12
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NE
10
E
15
SE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
0
WNW
5
WNW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:18PM4.37m
11:39AM4.47m
00:25AM4.30m
12:56PM4.36m
Low Tide
5:02PM1.95m
5:16AM2.39m
6:08PM2.20m
6:37AM2.47m
7:23PM2.30m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:20
9:19
9:16
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
18
19
18
18
16
15
17
19
20
19
18
Feels °C
16
16
15
14
15
15
16
16
17
18
16
17
15
14
16
18
20
18
15
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