Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitby today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 6PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 22 | N 22 | N 22 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 24 | 65 | 113 | 142 | 150 | 136 | 147 | 125 | 101 | 104 | 78 | 64 | 50 | 48 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:07PM4.78m | 3:08AM4.99m | 3:44PM5.04m | 3:44AM5.26m | 4:17PM5.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01AM1.92m | 9:12PM2.17m | 9:38AM1.58m | 9:48PM1.87m | 10:11AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | N 8 | SE 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 1 | 113 | 142 | 150 | 136 | 147 | 125 | 101 | 104 | 78 | 64 | 50 | 48 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 22 | N 22 | N 22 | N 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 24 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 416 | 397 | 397 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 28 | 387 | 387 | 388 | 379 | 318 | 379 |
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