Whitby surf break

Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
7.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Whitby today?

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 3AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (22 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (22 Jan)11ft (3.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
ESE
2.2
ESE
1.9
NE
2.4
NE
2.4
NE
2.4
NE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3.5
E
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.3
NE
2.2
NE
3.5
E
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
1.9
NE
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)88101010109999910109101010109910999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8765607381049119211141302129422611265123610609861836101995888176611431001625897808754
Wind
(km/h)
40
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
25
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:07AM
5.24
6:06PM
5.57
6:42AM
5.18
6:42PM
5.54
7:20AM
5.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:02AM
1.14
12:10PM
1.57
12:38AM
1.14
12:45PM
1.61
1:15AM
1.21
1:24PM
1.70
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise----8:07-------8:06-------8:03---
Sunset------4:20-------4:22-------4:23-
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
111---13--12------------
Temp. °C877766555667777777677765
Feels °C (?)0-1-1-2-4-4-5-5-6-4-42-1-2-1-1-1-1-2-1-1-1-3-4
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