Whitby surf break

Whitby surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 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
13.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Whitby today?

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 3PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
Period(s) (?)588887788889101099999999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)211901861451118685828282829911311314213613610810811087876467
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
S
30
SSE
25
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:08PM
4.51
12:42AM
4.48
1:42PM
4.63
2:02AM
4.74
2:50PM
4.88
3:00AM
5.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:35PM
2.54
7:25AM
2.05
8:05PM
2.38
8:37AM
1.68
9:03PM
2.10
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise-------6:37-------6:39-------6:41
Sunset---7:16-------7:15-------7:12----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------11---------------
Temp. °C141617151313131212141817161514151718191919181819
Feels °C (?)8911981010107101513121110121515151515151416
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for North East England

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Whitby (fresh winds from the W at Fylingdales 15 km from Whitby). 1.1m 8s swell from the N with a 0.3m 6s windswell, also from the N. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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Actual: 43 min ago

35 km/h
W
Cross-Off
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