Whitby surf break

Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 BST
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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
13.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Whitby today?

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 9AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NNW
0.8
NW
0.7
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
Period(s) (?)65588887788889999999910109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)223744190186145135888782828296971161171461401361361131199487
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
20
NNW
30
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
S
30
SSE
25
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:08PM
4.51
12:42AM
4.48
1:42PM
4.63
2:02AM
4.74
2:50PM
4.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:38AM
2.20
6:35PM
2.54
7:25AM
2.05
8:05PM
2.38
8:37AM
1.68
9:03PM
2.10
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
Sunrise-6:35-------6:37-------6:39------
Sunset-----7:16-------7:15-------7:12--
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-2-------12-------------
Temp. °C131214161715131313111213171715141415171919201718
Feels °C (?)888911981010978151412111113141516161315
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for North East England

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Whitby (moderate winds from the WNW at Fylingdales 15 km from Whitby). 0.2m 10s swell from the N with a 0.1m 8s swell from the NE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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Actual: 53 min ago

26 km/h
WNW
Cross-Off
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