Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.9° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 4AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
10
0.8
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
6
0.9
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
25
25
23
22
21
21
20
18
33
33
31
74
134
163
201
201
165
140
113
88
65
47
32
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
5
NW
0
NNW
10
W
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
W
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:04AM5.57m
7:26PM5.20m
7:40AM5.28m
8:01PM4.97m
8:19AM4.95m
8:39PM4.72m
Low Tide
00:58AM1.30m
1:24PM1.18m
1:31AM1.51m
1:57PM1.54m
2:06AM1.78m
2:32PM1.93m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:20
7:16
7:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
17
18
18
16
15
13
13
12
13
14
14
15
13
13
14
14
15
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
16
15
15
13
13
12
11
10
8
8
7
9
13
14
13
9
8
9
10
9
9
9
8
7
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