Whitby surf break

Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 06 Dec 2025 GMT
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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
9.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Whitby today?

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 3PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Dec)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (06 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (06 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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

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Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.3
E
0.2
ENE
0.3
NE
0.9
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.1
N
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)8776666666666666866668821
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)373140915434131111635562819149213956119
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
15
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:39PM
5.64
5:09AM
5.64
5:27PM
5.61
6:02AM
5.48
6:15PM
5.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:35AM
1.12
11:00PM
0.91
11:23AM
1.30
11:51PM
0.95
12:11PM
1.55
12:43AM
1.08
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Sunrise8:07-------8:07-------8:08-------
Sunset--3:38-------3:37-------3:37-----
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-1--------32-----------2
Temp. °C910109910109891012109101011101010991011
Feels °C (?)466556644333102132454555
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