Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitby today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 6PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 33 | 36 | 66 | 47 | 39 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:44PM5.45m | 4:55AM5.67m | 5:30PM5.59m | 5:38AM5.85m | 6:12PM5.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM0.87m | 10:55PM1.33m | 11:22AM0.59m | 11:37PM1.18m | 12:05PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 11 |
| kJ | 48 | 33 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 12 | N 7 | N 9 | N 11 | N 10 | SE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | E 5 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | N 11 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 18 | 36 | 66 | 47 | 39 | 30 | — | — | 10 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 404 | 167 | 43 | 84 | 76 | 102 | 342 | 307 | 342 | 342 | 102 | 342 | 28 | 397 | 397 | 397 | 739 | 739 | 408 | 397 |
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