Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 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 12AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 27). 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

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
78
99
78
63
71
56
41
41
26
25
25
25
27
29
28
41
40
39
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
NNE
5
NW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:53PM4.70m
4:03AM5.00m
4:33PM4.87m
4:40AM5.19m
5:11PM5.01m
Low Tide
10:00PM1.97m
10:30AM1.63m
10:38PM1.81m
11:06AM1.42m
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clear
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5:05
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:12
9:10
9:08
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
17
17
17
18
22
25
25
25
22
20
19
19
22
24
23
22
20
Feels °C
18
17
15
16
16
17
19
23
22
23
22
19
18
18
21
24
23
22
19
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