Whitby surf break

Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 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
7.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Whitby today?

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 5PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (15 Jan)1ft (0.3m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
ESE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.7
SE
0.6
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
E
0.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)556656887666655555544445
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13101111591018639162325241918172019122012635
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
N
15
NW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:51PM
4.66
2:18AM
4.67
2:35PM
4.88
3:03AM
4.84
3:15PM
5.08
3:43AM
5.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:45AM
2.25
8:14PM
2.19
8:31AM
2.10
8:59PM
1.94
9:11AM
1.95
9:39PM
1.69
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise8:15-------8:14-------8:12-------
Sunset--4:07-------4:08-------4:10-----
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----11------------------
Temp. °C666666544665555677877777
Feels °C (?)12333210-1110111244644444
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