Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.3° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 11PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (04 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.9
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
12
12
11
5
64
127
197
89
105
84
63
46
44
29
28
29
29
32
Wind (km/h)
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-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
cross-off
High Tide
9:53PM4.61m
10:33AM4.67m
11:14PM4.44m
12:11PM4.54m
Low Tide
3:40PM1.95m
4:10AM2.07m
4:54PM2.30m
5:43AM2.21m
6:38PM2.43m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:45
7:43
 mm
3
Temp °C
18
17
15
14
14
14
14
17
18
18
15
14
13
13
15
14
21
22
21
Feels °C
10
10
9
8
6
7
7
12
14
15
12
11
11
9
11
10
18
18
17
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