Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitby today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 9PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:06PM5.12m | 8:14AM5.35m | 8:44PM4.86m | 8:56AM5.01m | 9:27PM4.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01PM0.99m | 2:06AM1.56m | 2:38PM1.36m | 2:43AM1.83m | 3:17PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | N 5 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 2 | W 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 440 | 440 | 429 | 501 | 501 | 416 | 316 | 479 | 496 | 377 | 394 | 416 | 361 | 379 | 379 | 394 | 335 | 271 | 316 |
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