Whitby surf break

Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 10 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
9.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whitby today?

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 2AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (11 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (11 May)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the N by Mon morning).

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
11
0.4
N
11
0.4
N
10
0.5
N
10
1.3
N
5
2.3
N
8
3
N
10
3
N
9
2.5
N
9
2.3
N
9
2.1
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1
N
7
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.9
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
37
35
52
85
583
1717
1473
1099
809
574
471
370
330
284
221
200
187
108
100
85
67
52
77
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
SSW
15
WSW
25
W
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
20
NNW
10
WNW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
15
NW
30
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WNW
25
NW
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:46PM4.25m
11:43AM4.39m
00:54AM4.40m
12:50PM4.55m
1:50AM4.63m
Low Tide
5:14PM2.11m
5:42AM2.56m
6:31PM1.95m
6:57AM2.38m
7:35PM1.68m
7:56AM2.07m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:03
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:51
8:52
8:54
8:55
2
1
Temp °C
8
9
8
8
6
6
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
7
9
12
11
12
8
8
7
7
8
9
5
6
3
2
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
1
2
1
0
0
3
5
6
5
1
2
0
0
1
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.5
N
10
2.1
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1
N
7
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
NNW
7
Energy kJ
15
9
13
52
574
471
370
330
284
221
200
187
108
100
85
67
52
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
11
0.4
N
11
0.4
N
10
0.3
ENE
5
0.5
N
9
0.2
NNE
8
Energy kJ
37
37
35
4
41
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
5
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
5
Energy kJ
8
4
3
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
3
1.3
N
5
2.3
N
8
3
N
10
3
N
9
2.5
N
9
2.3
N
9
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.9
NNW
7
Energy kJ
5
85
583
1717
1473
1099
809
3
4
3
4
5
5
3
77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
13
4
95
4
493
260
444
444
77
43
0
0
4
4
9
241
53
9
9
0
79
468
1263
1266
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
7
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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