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Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Whitby surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whitby sea temperature is
9.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whitby today?
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 11PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | |
125 | 94 | 90 | 68 | 68 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 63 | 96 | 85 | 103 | 81 | 65 | 47 | 35 | 21 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:04PM5.62m | 5:29AM5.48m | 5:55PM5.59m | 6:16AM5.46m | 6:48PM5.47m | 7:04AM5.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.82m | 11:48AM0.76m | 00:13AM0.97m | 12:37PM0.76m | 1:01AM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  | | |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
 kJ | 125 | 94 | 90 | 68 | 68 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 24 | 103 | 81 | 65 | 47 | 35 | 21 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 63 | 96 | 85 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 143 | 316 | 316 | 343 | 387 | 76 | 129 | 494 | 457 | 387 | 440 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 102 | 129 | 308 | 308 |
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