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Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 BSTForecast 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
8.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Whitby today?
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 10PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | |
55 | 41 | 39 | 43 | 62 | 74 | 80 | 77 | 79 | 90 | 74 | 104 | 90 | 90 | 75 | 51 | 60 | 49 | 59 | 34 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 3:32PM5.17m | 4:00AM5.09m | 4:10PM5.26m | 4:33AM5.17m | 4:46PM5.28m | 5:05AM5.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56PM1.06m | 10:08AM1.45m | 10:30PM1.04m | 10:42AM1.32m | 11:03PM1.09m | 11:16AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  | |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 |
 kJ | 39 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 69 | 57 | 59 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 45 | 34 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 19 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | — | N 16 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 41 | 39 | 43 | 62 | 74 | 80 | 77 | 79 | 90 | 74 | 104 | 90 | 90 | 75 | 51 | 60 | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 345 | 335 | 342 | 129 | 342 | 342 | 345 | 342 | 440 | 387 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 345 | 25 | 76 | 0 | 274 | 307 | 307 | 312 | 343 |
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