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/ North East England (54 surf breaks) /
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Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 12 May 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
9.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whitby today?
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 9AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | |
330 | 226 | 211 | 163 | 153 | 108 | 88 | 105 | 64 | 61 | 44 | 74 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 61 | 119 | 225 | 330 | 352 | 371 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 12:50PM4.55m | 1:50AM4.63m | 1:48PM4.80m | 2:37AM4.88m | 2:38PM5.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57AM2.38m | 7:35PM1.68m | 7:56AM2.07m | 8:26PM1.37m | 8:45AM1.72m | 9:13PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | 9:00 |
— | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 330 | 226 | 211 | 163 | 153 | 108 | 88 | 105 | 64 | 61 | 44 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | — | N 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 41 | — | 27 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 9 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 41 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | NW 4 | N 8 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 74 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 61 | 119 | 225 | 330 | 352 | 371 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 145 | 70 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 523 | 1390 | 515 | 479 | 479 | 480 | 602 | 523 | 436 | 432 | 336 | 77 |
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