Whitby surf break

Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 21 Nov 2025 GMT
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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
10.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whitby today?

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 9AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (21 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (21 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
N
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)11111010101010101010109999999866666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5995955624583332792301901511178861604141262615134028161611
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
NW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:11AM
5.24
4:26PM
5.34
4:46AM
5.19
4:58PM
5.32
5:21AM
5.09
5:31PM
5.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:22AM
1.51
10:41PM
1.54
10:55AM
1.61
11:16PM
1.59
11:28AM
1.75
11:51PM
1.68
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
Sunrise--7:41-------7:43-------7:46-----
Sunset----3:52-------3:52-------3:49---
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1------11-------14--25-
Temp. °C443544343456665556777666
Feels °C (?)-1-1-21-1-2-3-3-5-5-112311-1-1112110
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