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Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whitby today?
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 8AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | |
21 | 20 | 19 | 41 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 44 | 93 | 107 | 96 | 60 | 109 | 61 | 83 | 81 | 58 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 58 | 56 | 73 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:41AM5.13m | 7:06PM4.90m | 7:15AM5.01m | 7:45PM4.71m | 7:51AM4.84m | 8:30PM4.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:38AM1.47m | 12:57PM1.42m | 1:11AM1.67m | 1:34PM1.58m | 1:46AM1.90m | 2:13PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
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Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 6 | N 9 | ENE 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 |
 kJ | 21 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 37 | 25 | 109 | 37 | 83 | 81 | 58 | 41 | 13 | 39 | 39 | 58 | 56 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 3 | — | — | N 8 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 5 | N 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | N 9 | E 5 | N 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 14 | 61 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 40 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 5 | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 9 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | N 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 44 | 93 | 107 | 96 | 60 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 18 | 17 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 394 | 513 | 444 | 9 | 523 | 523 | 345 | 342 | 342 | 344 | 344 | 361 | 369 | 387 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 445 | 13 | 379 | 238 | 193 |
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