Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.8° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 3AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
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
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
58
60
52
45
34
34
36
40
60
94
229
294
227
155
97
92
77
86
84
82
82
88
66
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
5
SE
0
NNE
5
NW
10
N
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
SSE
0
SW
5
NE
10
E
15
SE
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:38AM5.02m
10:21PM4.54m
10:32AM4.72m
11:18PM4.37m
11:39AM4.47m
Low Tide
3:26AM1.94m
4:08PM1.61m
4:15AM2.19m
5:02PM1.95m
5:16AM2.39m
6:08PM2.20m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:56
4:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:20
9:19
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
18
19
21
20
Feels °C
13
11
10
12
14
15
14
15
15
14
13
12
13
15
13
15
15
15
15
17
17
17
19
18
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