Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitby today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitby at 9AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whitby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 9 | NNW 6 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 23 | 15 | 55 | 26 | 35 | 66 | 61 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 68 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 96 | 69 | 68 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:37PM4.28m | 11:42AM4.13m | 00:07AM4.25m | 1:15PM4.23m | 1:28AM4.42m | 2:21PM4.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57AM2.64m | 5:40PM2.87m | 6:58AM2.60m | 7:28PM2.77m | 8:15AM2.29m | 8:30PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 56 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 66 | 61 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 68 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 96 | 69 | 68 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | N 9 | NNE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 25 | 24 | 35 | — | — | — | 15 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | NNW 6 | W 2 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 42 | 58 | 63 | — | 23 | 1 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 524 | 416 | 397 | 397 | 397 | 408 | 28 | 237 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 95 |
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