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Whitby surf break

Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 15 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
7.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whitby today?

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 5AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.7
SE
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.3
ENE
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)557776655555554444555555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)54125439199232317172721151219965813121531
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
10
W
15
W
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
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		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:18AM
4.67
2:35PM
4.88
3:03AM
4.84
3:15PM
5.08
3:43AM
5.00
3:51PM
5.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:14PM
2.19
8:31AM
2.10
8:59PM
1.94
9:11AM
1.95
9:39PM
1.69
9:49AM
1.80
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----8:14-------8:12-------8:11---
Sunset------4:08-------4:10-------4:13-
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C665446655556678777777777
Feels °C (?)331001111112245344444443
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