Whitby Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is
15.1°C
1.1° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 9PM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)--
Afternoon (12 Sep)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (12 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
0.3
SSE
4
0.5
W
3
0.1
SE
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
N
9
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.1
N
15
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.3
N
14
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.3
N
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
0
1
0
2
2
1
2
5
9
9
5
16
16
16
34
31
30
28
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
25
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
N
10
ENE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:45PM5.62m
5:52AM5.89m
6:20PM5.54m
6:28AM5.78m
6:53PM5.39m
Low Tide
11:50PM1.12m
12:17PM0.64m
00:24AM1.16m
12:51PM0.87m
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clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:28
7:24
7:22
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
17
15
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
15
16
16
18
21
22
21
20
Feels °C
13
16
15
13
12
13
13
13
14
12
13
13
15
15
16
19
20
19
18
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