Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.5° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 11PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the W by Sat morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
59
59
47
44
43
51
36
27
20
12
8
10
9
5
4
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
SW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
NW
0
WNW
5
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
30
W
25
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:25AM4.30m
12:56PM4.36m
1:34AM4.38m
2:08PM4.40m
Low Tide
6:08PM2.20m
6:37AM2.47m
7:23PM2.30m
8:00AM2.36m
8:27PM2.25m
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:58
5:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:19
9:16
9:15
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
17
17
15
14
17
20
21
19
18
15
14
17
19
19
17
20
17
Feels °C
17
18
15
17
14
13
16
20
20
18
15
12
11
12
12
12
12
15
15
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