Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitby today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 4PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, gales from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 127 | 68 | 85 | 748 | 977 | 704 | 781 | 382 | 212 | 114 | 249 | 164 | 54 | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 297 | 288 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:05PM5.01m | 3:03AM5.21m | 3:40PM5.25m | 3:40AM5.48m | 4:14PM5.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM1.60m | 9:09PM1.94m | 9:33AM1.29m | 9:45PM1.62m | 10:09AM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:42 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 7 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 4 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 7 | S 6 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 194 | 127 | 62 | 68 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 546 | 382 | 212 | 114 | 54 | 164 | 54 | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 297 | 288 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | NE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 56 | 35 | 68 | 24 | 9 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 6 | NW 7 | N 12 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 36 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | NW 9 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 85 | 748 | 977 | 704 | 781 | — | 5 | 61 | 249 | 23 | 47 | 61 | 110 | 125 | 183 | 560 | 36 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 95 | 480 | 260 | 260 | 268 | 28 | 0 | 578 | 633 | 636 | 864 | 864 | 864 | 956 | 778 | 992 | 739 | 739 | 529 |
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