Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
16.8° C
1.6° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 5PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
9
0.8
ESE
5
1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
22
24
36
62
108
124
112
115
104
101
76
58
37
36
23
34
33
21
20
12
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:24AM5.48m
8:00PM5.07m
8:00AM5.40m
8:39PM4.95m
8:43AM5.25m
9:25PM4.78m
Low Tide
1:56PM1.13m
2:03AM1.60m
2:33PM1.25m
2:43AM1.72m
3:16PM1.46m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:16
5:18
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9:00
8:58
8:55
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Temp °C
18
18
19
17
16
17
16
16
19
22
22
22
19
18
16
16
18
18
17
15
15
Feels °C
16
15
17
14
13
16
15
15
18
22
21
21
19
17
15
13
11
10
8
7
9
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