Whitby Surf Break

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Issued: 6 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whitby sea temperature is
11.4° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Whitby surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whitby today (17 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 10PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)--
Afternoon (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
N
7
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
16
40
39
39
36
34
22
21
21
20
20
11
11
11
11
4
10
10
5
3
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
10
W
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:44PM5.45m
6:56AM5.53m
7:37PM5.33m
7:45AM5.46m
8:29PM5.15m
8:34AM5.32m
Low Tide
00:53AM1.27m
1:24PM0.68m
1:41AM1.45m
2:15PM0.80m
2:29AM1.66m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:26
4:26
4:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:39
9:39
9:40
9:40
 mm
2
Temp °C
19
19
16
15
14
14
17
20
23
20
19
18
16
17
21
24
25
23
20
17
16
16
18
20
Feels °C
15
16
14
12
11
12
15
17
21
21
19
17
15
16
19
21
22
21
19
15
15
15
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
N
7
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
15
14
40
39
39
36
34
22
21
21
20
20
11
11
11
11
4
10
10
5
3
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
4
0.3
NNE
9
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
3
16
1
1
1
1
1
5
6
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
9
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
7
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
2
0.1
S
6
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
10
12
8
2
4
3
5
8
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
372
361
361
361
345
379
379
379
346
345
345
392
383
392
387
332
440
312
293
383
440
316
318
435
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
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