Whitby surf break

Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 BST
Forecast 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
7.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whitby today?

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 1PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (15 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.3
NE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
1.2
SE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
SSE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)566666666665557766665555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47544664447106513933201042554433111513
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:20AM
4.96
3:20PM
5.15
3:57AM
5.21
3:59PM
5.44
4:33AM
5.41
4:39PM
5.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:27AM
1.69
9:51PM
1.03
10:05AM
1.34
10:29PM
0.77
10:42AM
1.05
11:07PM
0.62
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise-6:01-------5:58-------5:56------
Sunset-----8:04-------8:06-------8:07--
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1---12------------------
Temp. °C11111416161311891011131313121111911121514119
Feels °C (?)66911117522447810987557101074
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