Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitby today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 3PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 49 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 45 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:48PM5.49m | 6:01AM5.60m | 6:20PM5.40m | 6:36AM5.40m | 6:53PM5.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47AM0.94m | 11:56PM1.23m | 12:19PM1.15m | 00:30AM1.35m | 12:51PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 40 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 61 | 49 | 45 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | — | N 6 | — | N 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 3 |
| kJ | 16 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 49 | 68 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 71 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 207 | 207 | 193 | 207 | 220 | 24 | 203 | 394 | 396 | 70 | 308 | 293 | 293 | 307 | 307 | 318 | 318 | 237 | 532 | 532 |
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