Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
16.4° C
1.4° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 10PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)--
Afternoon (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.4
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
40
39
37
35
22
22
22
22
21
12
12
12
14
14
13
12
12
20
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
5
NNE
10
W
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
5
ESE
5
WSW
0
SE
20
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:11PM5.01m
5:15AM5.34m
5:46PM5.12m
5:48AM5.44m
6:20PM5.18m
Low Tide
11:14PM1.67m
11:41AM1.25m
11:48PM1.57m
12:15PM1.14m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:08
9:07
9:05
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
19
18
16
16
16
18
18
19
15
13
13
13
17
18
19
18
15
Feels °C
24
22
18
18
16
14
14
16
16
15
10
10
10
11
14
17
17
17
11
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