Whitby surf break

Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
8.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whitby today?

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 11AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
5
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
SE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
72
92
92
87
87
74
100
87
68
72
45
47
47
57
26
21
14
9
4
1
4
4
3
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
NW
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:00AM5.09m
4:10PM5.26m
4:33AM5.17m
4:46PM5.28m
5:05AM5.22m
5:20PM5.26m
Low Tide
10:08AM1.45m
10:30PM1.04m
10:42AM1.32m
11:03PM1.09m
11:16AM1.24m
11:35PM1.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:26
5:24
5:22
5:20
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8:32
8:34
8:36
8:37
Temp °C
8
8
11
12
11
10
9
10
9
10
13
16
18
17
16
15
13
11
14
16
16
15
14
13
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
6
6
7
9
11
14
14
14
14
10
8
11
13
14
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
N
8
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
Energy kJ
35
23
22
22
22
13
11
69
57
57
47
1
1
1
34
26
21
14
9
4
1
1
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
6
6
6
5
11
5
5
4
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
5
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
SE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
59
72
92
92
87
87
74
100
87
68
72
45
47
47
57
4
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
342
343
342
342
467
387
0
0
0
0
9
193
20
20
0
274
307
307
312
342
342
342
342
342
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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