Whitby Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. Things are looking pretty flat for Whitby for the next little while. The beginning of this 16-day window is a tough one, with hardly a ripple to get excited about for days on end. We’ve got a real dry spell from the 11th right through until the morning of the 16th – that’s almost a full week of nothing doing. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

We finally see a pulse of energy mid-week on the 16th, but it’s messy. Wednesday the 16th brings a 7 ft swell out of the north, but it’s a short period windswell at 8 seconds and the onshore cross-wind is howling at 22 mph. The combined energy is a solid 541 (moderate wave energy), but with that wind it’ll be a lumpy, choppy mess. This is more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle session.

Thursday the 17th is your best bet in this whole stretch, and it’s the only real standout. The morning sees a nice 5 ft north-northeast groundswell (9-second period) with a solid 278 combined energy. The wind swings offshore from the southwest at 12 mph, making for clean waves. This is solid intermediate ground, and since the break is fairly exposed to the north-east, it’ll be catching that energy well. The offshore wind will have the waves holding up nicely. Not one for beginners at that size, but any surfer who knows their way around a beach/pier will have fun.

After that, it fades quickly. Friday the 18th drops back to tiny 2 ft leftovers, and then it’s another flat spell all the way through the 21st. A small blip of northwest windswell on the 20th is only 0.3 ft with a super long period of 19 seconds, which does nothing for a beach break like Whitby.

Then, hold onto your hat. On Tuesday the 22nd, there’s a big spike on the forecast. The morning pushes a 8 ft north swell with a 9-second period and combined energy of 1597 (strong wave energy). The wind is cross-offshore and light, 9 mph. That wave height puts it firmly in the ‘experts only’ category. The long-range call means it’s a promising one, but we’ll have to wait and see if it locks in. The afternoon on the 22nd drops to 6 ft, still significant. Then Thursday the 24th afternoon has another big one – 8 ft from the north-northwest at 10 seconds, with 1630 combined energy. Again, this is big, experienced-crew territory, and it’s a week and a half out.

The standout day for most surfers is Thursday the 17th. It’s the sweet spot of clean, manageable size and good wind. The 22nd and 24th have the power, but it could be a handful.

Rusty.

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