Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
11.4°C
1.5° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 1AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (13 Nov)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (13 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

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12
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13
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Sun
15
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Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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1
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3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
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0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
N
11
3.5
N
11
3.5
N
11
3
N
11
3.5
N
10
3
N
11
2.5
N
10
2.4
N
10
2.1
N
10
1.9
N
10
1.7
N
9
1.5
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.1
N
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3491
3247
2646
1992
2460
2258
1453
1170
865
683
508
372
269
225
143
88
68
49
34
21
12
7
Wind (km/h)
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:28PM5.31m
5:54AM5.04m
6:03PM5.19m
6:34AM4.84m
6:40PM5.03m
Low Tide
11:46PM1.57m
11:58AM1.84m
00:23AM1.75m
12:33PM2.07m
1:03AM1.94m
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Temp °C
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0
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