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

  • 6 3
    Sunrise iconSunrise:
    Sunset iconSunset:
    Sunny intervals changing to light rain by lunchtime.
    Beach safety today
    Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
    • • unsafe for novice surfers
    • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

    Tide: Next high tide (4.6m) at

    L UV
    L Pollution
    No pollen data.
Sunny intervals changing to light rain by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

Tide: Next high tide (4.6m) at

Sunrise iconSunrise:
Sunset iconSunset:
L UV
L Pollution
No pollen data.

    7 day forecast for Whitby (Beach)

    Today (26 January 2025)
    Time
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Heavy rain
    Heavy rain
    Heavy rain
    Heavy rain
    Light rain
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    20%
    80%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    70%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    13
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    20
    SE
    23
    SE
    25
    SE
    27
    SE
    27
    SSE
    25
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    14
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    31
    33
    36
    42
    48
    51
    53
    52
    49
    43
    38
    34
    32
    30
    Visibility
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    92%
    91%
    85%
    84%
    79%
    80%
    85%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    95%
    97%
    96%
    94%
    93%
    UV
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.8
    1.0
    1.3
    1.6
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    8
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (27 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Light rain
    Heavy rain
    Heavy rain
    Heavy rain
    Heavy rain
    Light shower night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    70%
    90%
    90%
    70%
    60%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSW
    8
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    16
    S
    16
    S
    15
    S
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    28
    25
    21
    24
    26
    28
    29
    31
    34
    36
    38
    38
    39
    37
    38
    38
    38
    38
    36
    37
    36
    34
    31
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    M
    P
    P
    M
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    94%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    80%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    82%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (28 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Light shower night
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    12
    SSE
    8
    ESE
    5
    NNE
    6
    N
    10
    N
    12
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    21
    17
    19
    27
    29
    29
    34
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    89%
    93%
    97%
    96%
    93%
    93%
    91%
    89%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    10
    11
    11
    9
    10
    12
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (29 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    12
    NNW
    12
    N
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    32
    27
    24
    24
    24
    26
    28
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    80%
    84%
    84%
    86%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    5
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (30 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    9
    WNW
    9
    NW
    9
    WNW
    8
    W
    7
    WSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    24
    21
    21
    21
    16
    15
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    87%
    85%
    77%
    78%
    87%
    91%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (31 January 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    7
    SW
    8
    SW
    10
    SW
    10
    W
    11
    W
    9
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    20
    22
    26
    25
    21
    16
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    91%
    89%
    77%
    79%
    89%
    93%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (1 February 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    7
    SW
    7
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    16
    19
    17
    12
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    94%
    92%
    78%
    81%
    93%
    94%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 26 January

    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 26 January

    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 26 January

    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 26 January

    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 27 January

    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 27 January

    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 27 January

    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 27 January

    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 28 January

    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 28 January

    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 28 January

    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 28 January

    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 29 January

    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 29 January

    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 29 January

    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 29 January

    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 30 January

    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 30 January

    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 30 January

    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 30 January

    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 31 January

    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 31 January

    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 31 January

    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 31 January

    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 1 February

    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 1 February

    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 1 February

    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 1 February

    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:

    Fine, cold start. Rain spreading north later, wintry over hills.

    Today:

    Fine but cold start, with early fog or mist patches clearing. Cloud soon thickening from the south, ahead of strengthening winds and a band of rain spreading north through the afternoon, wintry over the hills. Coastal gales developing. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

    Tonight:

    Outbreaks of rain soon clearing, but staying cloudy. Strong winds at first, also easing for a time. Chance of heavy rain and perhaps strong winds spreading north early Monday morning. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Monday:

    Any overnight rain and strong winds quickly clearing, with brighter spells following. However further showers or longer spells of rain soon spreading northeast, along with winds strengthening again. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Further spells of rain or occasional showers Tuesday, along with strong winds. Likely turning drier Wednesday and Thursday, with variable cloud amounts, lighter winds and overnight frost and fog patches.

    Updated:

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