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Whitby surf break

Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 08 Feb 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
7.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whitby today?

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 12PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Feb)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (08 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (08 Feb)5ft (1.5m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
NE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.3
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.3
SE
1.7
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)999998888777777676777666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)379388362387309329306244257215183238161157206242261136269161124915877
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
S
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:58AM
4.76
8:08PM
4.94
8:40AM
4.52
8:56PM
4.61
9:34AM
4.30
10:03PM
4.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:53AM
1.54
1:54PM
1.96
2:31AM
1.90
2:35PM
2.24
3:16AM
2.25
3:30PM
2.50
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
Sunrise--7:39-------7:37-------7:35-----
Sunset----4:53-------4:55-------4:58---
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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Rain (mm)
------12--------1632----
Temp. °C988998887778877777889988
Feels °C (?)333554342233422210246656
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