Whitby surf break

Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 22 May 2026 BST
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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
10.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whitby today?

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 6PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (22 May)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (22 May)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.4
SE
3
0.2
ESE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
13
19
16
18
14
10
6
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:51AM5.04m
9:45PM4.80m
9:52AM4.88m
10:54PM4.63m
11:00AM4.76m
00:04AM4.56m
Low Tide
3:24PM1.24m
3:45AM2.09m
4:31PM1.41m
4:53AM2.26m
5:44PM1.51m
6:07AM2.30m
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part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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4:47
4:45
4:43
4:43
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9:12
9:13
9:15
9:15
Temp °C
19
22
24
23
20
17
15
14
16
18
19
18
17
16
15
15
17
19
21
20
20
19
18
18
17
19
22
22
18
15
12
11
13
15
16
15
14
12
11
12
15
18
19
18
17
16
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.6
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
4
4
4
19
16
18
14
10
6
3
2
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
4
7
13
26
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
Distance (km)
393
316
316
404
364
340
316
316
393
316
316
316
345
343
387
342
345
383
379
345
342
335
342
342
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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