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Whitby Surf Forecast
/ North East England (54 surf breaks) /
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Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
8.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Whitby today?
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 7PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | |
42 | 33 | 53 | 49 | 47 | 41 | 23 | 35 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 41 | 70 | 88 | 168 | 232 | 194 | 408 | 443 | 418 | 356 | 363 | 370 | 422 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:08AM4.62m | 11:14PM4.53m | 11:29AM4.54m | 00:39AM4.54m | 12:50PM4.64m | 1:49AM4.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46PM1.71m | 5:22AM2.41m | 6:16PM1.70m | 6:53AM2.36m | 7:33PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | 8:27 |
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Temp °C | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 |
 kJ | 42 | 33 | 53 | 49 | 47 | 41 | 22 | 21 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 41 | 70 | 88 | 168 | 232 | 194 | 408 | 443 | 418 | 356 | 363 | 370 | 422 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | N 7 | NNE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | N 14 | N 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 35 | 19 | 18 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 112 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 11 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 316 | 316 | 95 | 95 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 9 | 316 | 316 | 292 | 220 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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