Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
16.8° C
1.5° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 10PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)--
Afternoon (08 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
0
0
0
0
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)
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.4
NW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NNW
5
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
22
25
25
29
21
7
6
2
2
2
3
18
28
19
14
10
73
88
Wind (km/h)
20
S
10
SW
10
NW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
ENE
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:57AM4.52m
1:38PM4.71m
2:14AM4.74m
2:53PM4.94m
Low Tide
6:40PM2.13m
7:25AM2.05m
8:08PM2.04m
8:45AM1.69m
9:15PM1.81m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:50
8:47
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
26
24
19
18
16
16
20
21
20
19
17
14
12
12
14
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
21
21
17
15
13
12
17
18
18
17
14
9
7
8
11
13
13
12
12
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