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Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 08 Dec 2025 GMTForecast 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
9.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Whitby today?
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 6PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 150 | 192 | 165 | 121 | 62 | 31 | 19 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:02AM 5.48 | 6:15PM 5.51 | 6:56AM 5.26 | 7:04PM 5.36 | 7:51AM 5.00 | 7:56PM 5.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:11PM 1.55 | 12:43AM 1.08 | 12:59PM 1.83 | 1:35AM 1.29 | 1:48PM 2.11 | 2:32AM 1.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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