Whitby (Beach) (North Yorkshire) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.

Waves

Risk of rip currents

Rip currents can occur on any beach but this beach has a greater risk of rips. Take care in the water.

What to do if you get caught in a rip (RNLI)



Forecast days

Heavy rain changing to sunny intervals by early evening.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next low tide (2.1m) at

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    7 day forecast for Whitby (Beach)

    Today (2 July 2025)
    Time
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    50%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    NE
    6
    ENE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    7
    NNE
    6
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    E
    6
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    8
    NNW
    9
    NW
    11
    NW
    14
    NW
    16
    NW
    16
    NW
    14
    NW
    12
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    11
    10
    11
    11
    11
    12
    14
    15
    15
    25
    30
    29
    28
    24
    21
    18
    17
    Visibility
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    94%
    95%
    92%
    92%
    90%
    91%
    90%
    80%
    73%
    68%
    68%
    71%
    77%
    79%
    80%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    8
    8
    10
    12
    15
    17
    16
    14
    12
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (3 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
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    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    11°
    13°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    9
    W
    10
    W
    10
    W
    9
    WNW
    8
    ESE
    9
    SW
    10
    W
    13
    WSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    21
    20
    18
    19
    22
    25
    24
    21
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    74%
    76%
    76%
    65%
    44%
    53%
    51%
    50%
    68%
    UV - - 1 1 5 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    9
    8
    9
    10
    13
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    18°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    SW
    14
    SW
    16
    WSW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    22
    24
    27
    30
    32
    30
    30
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    81%
    74%
    61%
    48%
    43%
    59%
    73%
    UV - 1 1 5 4 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    14
    16
    17
    17
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    4
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    16°
    19°
    20°
    21°
    19°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    18
    SW
    16
    SW
    14
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    16
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    13
    SW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    29
    28
    27
    27
    26
    23
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    85%
    80%
    71%
    65%
    60%
    65%
    78%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    16
    14
    16
    16
    15
    13
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    W
    11
    WNW
    10
    NW
    10
    W
    9
    W
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    15
    17
    17
    17
    14
    12
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    81%
    71%
    62%
    64%
    71%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    9
    11
    10
    10
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    5
    2
    4
    4
    4
    3
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    10
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    12
    NW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    17
    21
    23
    24
    21
    16
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    93%
    88%
    78%
    70%
    69%
    68%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    13°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    9
    NW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    WNW
    10
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    12
    16
    19
    19
    17
    14
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    78%
    64%
    53%
    52%
    60%
    81%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 2 July

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 2 July

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 2 July

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 2 July

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Whitby tidal station which is 0.7 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Yorkshire & Humber weather forecast

    Headline:

    A cloudy night ahead with outbreaks of showery rain.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A cloudy night ahead with outbreaks of rain, possibly heavy at first, with further showers developing towards dawn. Gentle winds and feeling cooler than of late. Minimum temperature 13 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Outbreaks of rain, turning heavy at times through the morning, especially towards the coast with a risk of thunder. Drier and brighter spells developing from the west through the afternoon. Maximum temperature 24 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Thursday brings a fine day with plenty of dry and sunny weather. Becoming breezy on Friday with hazy sunshine. Turning unsettled on Saturday with cloud, wind, and occasional rain.

    Updated:

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