Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitby today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 1PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 503 | 345 | 262 | 228 | 134 | 82 | 62 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 84 | 76 | 87 | 107 | 116 | 92 | 94 | 80 | 72 | 80 | 202 | 412 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:38PM4.47m | 1:36AM4.64m | 2:27PM4.74m | 2:24AM4.92m | 3:05PM5.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24AM2.30m | 7:42PM2.61m | 8:16AM1.95m | 8:30PM2.28m | 8:57AM1.60m | 9:09PM1.94m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 6 | -4 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 503 | 345 | 262 | 228 | 134 | 82 | 62 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 42 | 84 | 76 | 87 | 107 | 116 | 92 | 69 | 49 | 72 | 80 | 53 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 36 | 76 | 55 | 54 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 54 | 23 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | — | SE 6 | SE 2 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | — | NW 4 | NW 6 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 45 | 49 | 41 | 24 | 13 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 15 | 94 | 80 | — | 20 | 202 | 412 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 268 | 411 | 316 | 316 | 394 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 342 | 342 | 316 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 498 | 478 |
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