Whitby surf break

Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 22 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
7.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whitby today?

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 7AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 2.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (23 Jan)8ft (2.4m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
E
4
E
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
E
3
E
2.3
NE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
3
ENE
3
E
2
ENE
2.5
E
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
E
1.8
ENE
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
1.9
E
Period(s) (?)101099991010109910999988888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27652756160410001017160195810281007145513147411113972878841790466636588767832710389
Wind
(km/h)
45
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:06PM
5.57
6:42AM
5.18
6:42PM
5.54
7:20AM
5.08
7:22PM
5.43
8:04AM
4.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:38AM
1.14
12:45PM
1.61
1:15AM
1.21
1:24PM
1.70
1:57AM
1.35
2:08PM
1.84
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise----8:06-------8:03-------8:03---
Sunset------4:22-------4:23-------4:25-
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
31-----2----------------
Temp. °C556677777777676665555555
Feels °C (?)-5-6-4-2-1-3-1-2-10-1-1-10-1-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-2-2
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