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Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 29 May 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
12.1° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whitby today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 8PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (29 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 3 | SE 4 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 8 | |
16 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 41 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 3:44PM4.95m | 4:05AM4.99m | 4:23PM4.98m | 4:40AM5.09m | 5:01PM4.99m | 5:14AM5.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41AM1.67m | 10:02PM1.42m | 10:19AM1.53m | 10:37PM1.44m | 10:56AM1.42m | 11:11PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:33 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | 9:25 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 8 |
 kJ | 16 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 10 | 21 | 20 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 41 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | E 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | N 6 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | NW 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | WNW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 488 | 394 | 530 | 408 | 342 | 342 | 342 | 342 | 383 | 484 | 457 | 379 | 364 | 340 | 340 | 361 | 316 | 316 | 490 | 432 | 340 | 321 | 340 | 342 |
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