Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
16.8° C
1.6° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.8
E
5
1
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
24
22
22
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
27
56
88
128
137
139
152
135
121
93
46
45
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
5
N
15
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
SW
5
W
15
ESE
5
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:51AM5.51m
7:26PM5.15m
7:24AM5.48m
8:00PM5.07m
8:00AM5.40m
8:39PM4.95m
Low Tide
1:21PM1.07m
1:28AM1.53m
1:56PM1.13m
2:03AM1.60m
2:33PM1.25m
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light rain
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:16
5:16
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9:01
9:00
8:58
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
15
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
21
22
22
19
Feels °C
11
12
14
14
13
12
13
14
14
13
14
15
15
16
14
15
16
18
19
22
21
23
19
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