Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
16.7° C
1.3° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 11AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (10 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
5
0.7
N
5
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.8
NNE
8
0.9
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.9
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
23
23
9
10
75
93
124
127
129
153
127
127
99
96
71
68
49
48
33
32
47
38
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
ENE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:14AM4.74m
2:53PM4.94m
3:16AM5.07m
3:53PM5.22m
4:08AM5.40m
4:44PM5.45m
Low Tide
8:45AM1.69m
9:15PM1.81m
9:46AM1.26m
10:09PM1.55m
10:37AM0.87m
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:30
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:44
8:40
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
16
20
20
17
16
17
17
16
21
26
28
23
21
Feels °C
9
10
11
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
13
16
15
12
11
12
12
12
17
22
24
19
18
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