Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitby today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 6PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 57 | 58 | 196 | 206 | 208 | 320 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:14AM5.35m | 8:44PM4.86m | 8:56AM5.01m | 9:27PM4.60m | 9:45AM4.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38PM1.36m | 2:43AM1.83m | 3:17PM1.77m | 3:25AM2.13m | 4:02PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 57 | 58 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NE 6 | N 5 | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WSW 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 196 | 206 | 208 | 320 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 316 | 316 | 498 | 377 | 394 | 361 | 361 | 361 | 379 | 379 | 342 | 342 | 335 | 340 | 13 | 342 | 28 | 77 | 416 | 77 | 77 |
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