Surf Forecasts:
Whitby surf forecast from 15 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 22 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, N swell with 108 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Whitby this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Whitby in the next 16 days are 0.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Whitby over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Whitby over the next couple of weeks.
To be straight with you, the next week and a half is a bit of a write-off for surf. The first solid recommendation doesn’t show up until Monday the 24th of August. That’s a long gap of around ten days with nothing worth paddling out for. The first few days are all tiny, weak swell from the north with hardly any energy behind it, and the wind isn’t playing ball either. Even when we get a bit of size towards the end of next week, like Thursday the 20th with a 3 ft to 4 ft north swell, the period is short and the wind is messy – that’s more of a kite-surfing setup than anything for a paddle surfer.
The only real standout in the whole period is Monday the 24th of August. On Monday morning, Whitby sees a 5 ft north-northeast swell with a period of 9 seconds, and the combined energy is sitting at 329 (moderate). The wind is light from the south, coming cross-offshore, which will keep the waves clean and tidy. The water temperature is about 62°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – nice for a late summer session. This is your best bet, but it’s still only a 2 out of 10 on the quality scale, so don’t expect perfection. It’s a consistent spot, so you’ll get waves, but with the swell direction coming from the north-northeast and the optimum swell direction being from the east-northeast, it’s not a perfect match. Still, it’s the only window worth chasing.
After that, Tuesday the 25th and Wednesday the 26th fade back into small, weak surf, and by the end of the month it’s back to tiny, low-energy conditions. Forecaster's note: this far out, the Monday 24th window is promising but not locked in.
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 43 | 65 | 49 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 92 | 44 | 49 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:18AM5.90m | 6:52PM5.53m | 6:58AM5.82m | 7:29PM5.36m | 7:36AM5.63m | 8:06PM5.12m | 8:14AM5.35m | 8:44PM4.86m | 8:56AM5.01m | 9:27PM4.60m | 9:45AM4.66m | 10:19PM4.38m | 10:51AM4.35m | 11:30PM4.24m | |||||||
Low Tide | 12:46PM0.49m | 00:54AM1.20m | 1:25PM0.68m | 1:30AM1.34m | 2:01PM0.99m | 2:06AM1.56m | 2:38PM1.36m | 2:43AM1.83m | 3:17PM1.77m | 3:25AM2.13m | 4:02PM2.17m | 4:19AM2.42m | 5:04PM2.50m | ||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | N 6 | N 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 43 | 65 | 49 | 33 | 18 | 18 | — | — | 44 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | N 9 | N 4 | N 5 | N 4 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | NNE 8 | N 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 23 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | W 3 | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | N 5 | N 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 92 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 559 | 549 | 394 | 379 | 440 | 342 | 342 | 343 | 493 | 491 | 667 | 9 | 79 | 365 | 394 | 335 | 567 | 336 | 243 | 344 | 223 |
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