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Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 27 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
11.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whitby today?
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 10AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | |
25 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 66 | 64 | 53 | 49 | 34 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 2:04AM4.66m | 2:13PM4.83m | 2:50AM4.76m | 3:02PM4.90m | 3:29AM4.88m | 3:44PM4.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13AM2.03m | 8:43PM1.44m | 9:00AM1.84m | 9:25PM1.43m | 9:41AM1.67m | 10:02PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | 9:22 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | N 7 | NE 4 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 5 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
 kJ | 25 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 34 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 5 | N 6 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | NW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 66 | 64 | 53 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 393 | 342 | 342 | 342 | 342 | 342 | 383 | 344 | 344 | 398 | 398 | 440 | 487 | 501 | 579 | 770 | 76 | 0 | 274 | 308 | 307 | 312 | 312 | 324 |
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