Whitby surf break

Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 15 Jul 2025 BST
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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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whitby today?

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 10PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)--
Afternoon (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (15 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wed
23
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.2
N
0.2
NNE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.3
NE
0.2
ENE
0.2
N
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
Period(s) (?)885555766668887777766666666777777775554444556555665566455555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)98241381065658121111121313121214127781013111011128876591299654781210743029201495311111
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
10
WSW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
S
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
0
ENE
5
SE
5
SW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
5
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
20
SW
5
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSE
0
S
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NNE
5
ESE
5
SSE
15
NNW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:13PM
5.08
8:12AM
5.41
8:58PM
4.98
8:58AM
5.30
9:48PM
4.84
9:52AM
5.14
10:45PM
4.69
10:56AM
4.94
11:52PM
4.60
12:11PM
4.81
1:05AM
4.61
1:31PM
4.79
2:15AM
4.75
2:45PM
4.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:04PM
1.03
2:14AM
1.63
2:48PM
1.10
2:58AM
1.72
3:35PM
1.25
3:48AM
1.84
4:29PM
1.45
4:48AM
1.98
5:33PM
1.66
6:00AM
2.05
6:49PM
1.80
7:22AM
1.97
8:05PM
1.80
8:38AM
1.74
9:11PM
1.71
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wed
23
Sunrise-----4:47-------4:48-------4:50-------4:50-------4:52-------4:54-------4:56------
Sunset-9:29-------9:28-------9:27-------9:25-------9:23-------9:22-------9:22-------9:20--
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Rain (mm)
1241--------------------153----1111---1-11---------------158
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Feels °C (?)9111212111214141615161413151716181919171819212222211919161616181918171616151515161515121215141617161614131316181717138
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for North East England

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off wind 15 km from Whitby has swung offshore (moderate winds from the SSW at Fylingdales). 0.4m 5s windswell from the SE with a 0.4m 5s windswell from the SE and a 0.1m 8s swell from the NNE as well as a 0.1m 5s windswell from the NE. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

    Whitby
  2. weather stationWind Update Cross-off wind 24 km from Cayton Bay Bunkers has swung offshore (moderate winds from the SSW at Fylingdales). 0.3m 7s swell from the NE with a 0.3m 7s swell from the NE and a 0.1m 6s windswell, also from the NE as well as a 0.1m 5s windswell, also from the NE. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

    Cayton Bay Bunkers
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Actual: 54 min ago

24 km/h
SSW
Offshore
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