Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
13.8°C
1.8° 

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 (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) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 11AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
40
40
39
39
25
53
58
59
47
45
30
12
6
1
2
33
32
12
6
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
35
SSW
30
NW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:26AM5.72m
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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light rain
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7:26
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7:26
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6:13
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6:09
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6:07
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2
1
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Temp °C
9
9
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
13
16
15
13
12
10
10
10
11
14
16
15
14
Feels °C
5
4
8
8
8
10
11
11
11
11
8
10
8
6
5
4
6
6
7
8
10
10
8
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