Whitby surf break

Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 02 Jan 2026 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
8.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whitby today?

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 1PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jan)16ft (5.0m)13s
Afternoon (02 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (02 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s

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

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Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
N
4
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
4
N
4
N
4
N
4
N
3.5
N
4
N
4.5
N
4.5
N
4.5
N
4
N
4
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3
N
3
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
Period(s) (?)1312121212121111101011111212121111111010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)77424696368535373761396738063351307129624043509356905553474537512752303624232025182712221016982
Wind
(km/h)
40
NW
40
NW
30
NNW
30
WNW
45
NW
45
NW
50
NW
55
NW
45
NNW
50
NNW
45
NW
50
NNW
50
NW
50
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:52PM
5.28
3:21AM
5.44
3:43PM
5.50
4:15AM
5.55
4:31PM
5.66
5:05AM
5.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:48AM
1.47
9:15PM
1.26
9:40AM
1.37
10:07PM
0.99
10:28AM
1.32
10:57PM
0.81
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Sunrise8:23-------8:22-------8:22-------
Sunset--3:48-------3:48-------3:51-----
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--22-----5-4------------
Temp. °C22331111132210100111000-1
Feels °C (?)-9-8-5-5-10-11-11-12-10-10-9-10-11-12-11-11-11-9-8-7-8-8-9-8
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