Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.9° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 4AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (11 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (11 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
8
1.2
N
8
1
N
7
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
268
408
395
164
104
67
64
44
61
42
40
40
39
26
64
76
88
65
51
38
27
16
8
2
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNE
10
ESE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:51AM5.75m
5:16PM5.54m
5:26AM5.72m
5:48PM5.49m
6:01AM5.60m
6:20PM5.40m
Low Tide
10:49PM1.27m
11:13AM0.81m
11:23PM1.21m
11:47AM0.94m
11:56PM1.23m
12:19PM1.15m
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Temp °C
9
9
8
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12
12
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10
9
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14
14
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14
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15
17
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14
12
Feels °C
1
3
3
6
9
10
8
7
6
4
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6
8
8
8
10
11
11
10
12
11
9
9
8
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