Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
15.6°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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 1AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
134
107
70
68
53
40
47
37
23
25
26
19
17
10
9
10
6
5
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
15
NW
5
N
10
SE
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:46PM5.29m
3:54AM5.51m
4:29PM5.50m
4:36AM5.75m
5:08PM5.61m
Low Tide
9:56PM1.59m
10:22AM0.80m
10:37PM1.34m
11:03AM0.59m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:32
7:30
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
13
13
12
11
13
16
18
15
15
15
15
13
15
17
17
16
14
Feels °C
11
12
10
11
9
8
8
11
13
9
11
11
12
10
11
13
15
14
11
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