Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.8° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 1PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
396
344
228
188
142
99
91
68
58
60
55
38
36
37
42
59
105
172
207
245
207
159
124
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NE
5
NE
0
ESE
5
W
10
NW
10
N
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:51AM5.31m
9:32PM4.78m
9:38AM5.02m
10:21PM4.54m
10:32AM4.72m
Low Tide
2:43AM1.70m
3:21PM1.24m
3:26AM1.94m
4:08PM1.61m
4:15AM2.19m
5:02PM1.95m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:54
4:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:22
9:20
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
11
11
10
12
13
14
14
15
15
14
13
11
13
15
15
15
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