Whitby surf break

Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 BST
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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
9.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whitby today?

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 10PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)--
Afternoon (14 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (14 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
!
0
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.6
N
7
2.2
N
8
3
N
10
3.5
N
10
3.5
N
11
3.5
N
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
N
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.2
N
10
2.1
N
10
1.9
N
10
1.8
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.6
N
10
1.5
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
127
148
226
548
1568
2600
2759
2664
1910
1574
1324
1040
932
725
640
561
479
405
281
235
230
194
160
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
ENE
15
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
2:38PM5.08m
3:19AM5.11m
3:26PM5.34m
4:02AM5.30m
4:14PM5.53m
4:45AM5.43m
Low Tide
9:13PM1.09m
9:30AM1.37m
9:57PM0.89m
10:15AM1.08m
10:41PM0.80m
11:01AM0.87m
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clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:58
4:56
4:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:58
9:00
9:01
9:02
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1
Temp °C
9
8
8
7
7
6
7
8
9
8
7
7
6
7
8
8
10
11
9
9
9
8
11
12
3
1
1
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
2
3
4
3
3
4
6
5
5
8
6
6
5
4
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
4
3
N
10
3
N
11
3
N
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
N
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.2
N
10
2.1
N
10
1.9
N
10
1.8
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.6
N
10
1.5
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
Energy kJ
1
2091
2255
2155
1910
1574
1324
1040
932
725
640
561
479
405
281
235
230
194
160
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
4
Energy kJ
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.6
N
7
2.2
N
8
3
N
10
3.5
N
10
3.5
N
11
3.5
N
11
0.4
WNW
3
Energy kJ
83
127
148
226
548
1568
2600
2759
2664
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
1
1
1
3
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1461
598
521
243
243
598
587
77
77
4
0
0
0
0
0
20
13
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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