Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.9° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 1AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.5
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
63
84
73
78
53
36
26
17
29
28
28
38
38
29
29
28
19
19
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
ESE
5
SSW
0
N
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
W
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:20PM5.31m
5:21AM5.60m
5:52PM5.40m
5:52AM5.70m
6:23PM5.42m
Low Tide
11:23PM1.45m
11:48AM0.95m
11:55PM1.33m
12:20PM0.88m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:01
8:00
 mm
3
2
1
3
2
1
4
2
2
1
3
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
15
15
17
17
17
15
15
15
14
14
15
18
19
18
16
Feels °C
16
17
13
12
12
14
17
18
18
16
14
13
12
14
14
17
17
17
14
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