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Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 31 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
11.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whitby today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 10AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 13 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 7 | N 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | |
3 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:40AM5.09m | 5:01PM4.99m | 5:14AM5.16m | 5:39PM4.98m | 5:49AM5.19m | 6:16PM4.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56AM1.42m | 11:11PM1.46m | 11:32AM1.37m | 11:45PM1.52m | 12:09PM1.37m | 00:19AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | 9:28 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | N 7 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 12 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 6 | — | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 379 | 340 | 361 | 361 | 316 | 316 | 441 | 342 | 340 | 340 | 312 | 383 | 383 | 345 | 421 | 440 | 345 | 393 | 364 | 426 | 316 | 316 | 534 | 441 |
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