Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitby today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 8PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 9 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 171 | 246 | 311 | 313 | 266 | 224 | 187 | 153 | 153 | 127 | 127 | 101 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:43AM5.25m | 9:25PM4.78m | 9:36AM5.03m | 10:22PM4.60m | 10:43AM4.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16PM1.46m | 3:30AM1.88m | 4:07PM1.72m | 4:30AM2.07m | 5:14PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 8 | S 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 94 | 246 | 311 | 313 | 266 | 224 | 187 | 153 | 153 | 127 | 127 | 101 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | N 10 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 22 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | N 10 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WSW 2 | — | SSE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 33 | 100 | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 312 | 1266 | 307 | 739 | 677 | 739 | 519 | 118 | 53 | 53 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
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