Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
16.9° C
1.6° 

Whitby surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whitby today (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (07 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.5
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
124
96
75
54
39
37
24
15
15
9
9
27
28
34
21
10
6
5
2
2
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
5
W
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:43AM4.79m
11:34PM4.48m
12:08PM4.64m
00:57AM4.52m
1:38PM4.71m
Low Tide
5:14PM1.98m
5:49AM2.17m
6:40PM2.13m
7:25AM2.05m
8:08PM2.04m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:24
5:26
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8:52
8:50
8:47
 mm
Temp °C
17
19
21
20
16
15
14
15
19
23
25
25
20
19
18
18
20
21
22
19
18
Feels °C
13
14
16
15
13
13
12
13
16
20
21
22
18
16
15
14
17
19
19
15
16
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