Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.1° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 1PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 08). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
1.3
NNW
7
2
N
8
2.2
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.4
N
7
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.6
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
145
484
628
454
413
212
147
89
64
51
40
41
48
40
29
37
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
35
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
E
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:08AM4.80m
2:53PM5.00m
3:07AM5.17m
3:46PM5.29m
3:54AM5.51m
4:29PM5.50m
Low Tide
8:43AM1.58m
9:09PM1.91m
9:37AM1.14m
9:56PM1.59m
10:22AM0.80m
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:35
7:32
 mm
1
4
Temp °C
15
13
14
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
12
12
11
13
17
19
18
14
Feels °C
10
8
8
9
9
6
5
6
6
7
8
10
12
12
12
9
9
7
8
12
15
14
8
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