Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitby today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 5AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 16 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 67 | 64 | 59 | 34 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | 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 |
High Tide | 9:06AM4.59m | 9:28PM4.47m | 10:11AM4.28m | 10:37PM4.28m | 11:42AM4.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46AM2.09m | 3:12PM2.31m | 3:37AM2.40m | 4:08PM2.66m | 4:57AM2.64m | 5:40PM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SSE 5 | N 9 | N 9 | SSE 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 15 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 64 | 59 | 34 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | — | N 5 | N 9 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | N 9 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | S 6 | N 8 | S 7 | N 16 | — | — | — | N 11 | N 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | N 19 | N 10 | N 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | W 3 | NW 7 | W 3 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 23 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 67 | 3 | 103 | 1 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 404 | 677 | 394 | 677 | 667 | 488 | 493 | 667 | 677 | 660 | 660 | 575 | 744 | 316 | 575 | 316 | 426 | 408 | 387 | 393 | 316 | 394 | 237 | 237 |
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