Whitby 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 54.49° N 0.62° W

Issued: 12 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whitby sea temperature is

16.1° C

Whitby surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whitby today (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitby at 5PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Evening (12 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 12					Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	72	76	91	94	118	147	167	168	159	154	154	154	150	134	109	103	66	64	48	47	37	40	27	27
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			2:52PM5.01m				3:23AM5.06m				3:54PM5.22m					4:17AM5.31m				4:51PM5.40m				5:07AM5.53m
Low Tide	8:46AM1.64m				9:18PM1.55m				9:48AM1.29m					10:14PM1.39m				10:43AM0.95m				11:06PM1.27m


	4:41	—	—	—	—	—	4:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:46	—
	—	—	—	9:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:30	—	—	—	9:29
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	14	13	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	14	14	14	15
Feels °C	12	12	12	11	10	9	9	8	9	9	10	11	10	10	12	12	11	12	13	14	13	13	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	—	—	—	NE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	NNE 6	E 5	E 5	E 5	ESE 5
kJ	1	—	—	—	118	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	8	12	12	47	13	13	11	4
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 5	—	—	—	ENE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	—	—	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	—	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6
kJ	72	76	91	94	—	147	167	168	159	154	154	154	150	134	109	103	66	64	48	—	37	40	27	27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lossit Bay (Islay) Scot - Inner Hebrides	Lossit Bay (Islay) Scot - Inner Hebrides	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Aln Estuary North East England	Aln Estuary North East England	Nigg Bay Scot - East Coast	Nigg Bay Scot - East Coast	Balmedie Scot - East Coast	Point of Ness Scot - North Coast	Malin Mor Left Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Balmedie Scot - East Coast	Montrose Scot - East Coast	Montrose Scot - East Coast	Laggan Bay (Islay) Scot - Inner Hebrides	Laggan Bay (Islay) Scot - Inner Hebrides	Laggan Bay (Islay) Scot - Inner Hebrides	Laggan Bay (Islay) Scot - Inner Hebrides	Machrihanish Scot - Kintyre	Lossit Bay (Islay) Scot - Inner Hebrides	Beadnell Bay North East England	Lossit Bay (Islay) Scot - Inner Hebrides	Freshwater West Wales - Pembrokeshire
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	398	398	497	497	118	118	307	307	323	490	527	497	323	274	274	383	383	383	383	344	398	133	398	433
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England					Aln Estuary	Aln Estuary																Beadnell Bay
Rating (10 max)					1	1																1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Constantine Bay Cornwall (North)	Mangersta Sands (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Ruhba Phail (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Mangersta Sands (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Sennen Cove Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Polzeath Cornwall (North)	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso East Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Polzeath Cornwall (North)	Godrevy Cornwall (North)
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	7	8	9	9	8	5	9	6	6	7	6	4	4

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