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

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by nighttime.
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 low tide (1.3m) at

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    8 day forecast for Whitby (Beach)

    Today (26 April 2025)
    Time
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    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    5
    SE
    6
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    9
    SE
    11
    SE
    13
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    13
    SE
    13
    SE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    14
    17
    19
    21
    22
    23
    23
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    19
    18
    16
    14
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    90%
    85%
    78%
    75%
    68%
    68%
    66%
    65%
    64%
    64%
    64%
    64%
    67%
    71%
    76%
    78%
    81%
    82%
    UV 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    5
    6
    7
    9
    11
    13
    13
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    9
    8
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (27 April 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    7
    S
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    10
    SW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    6
    WSW
    5
    SW
    5
    SSW
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    16
    18
    18
    19
    20
    21
    21
    19
    17
    15
    13
    10
    11
    11
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    88%
    89%
    84%
    74%
    64%
    54%
    45%
    40%
    40%
    39%
    37%
    37%
    38%
    42%
    46%
    62%
    70%
    74%
    76%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    6
    5
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (28 April 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    11°
    16°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    14°
    17°
    16°
    15°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    6
    SSW
    6
    SW
    9
    WSW
    10
    NNW
    7
    E
    8
    ESE
    6
    S
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    13
    14
    15
    15
    16
    15
    11
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    78%
    85%
    79%
    58%
    48%
    56%
    61%
    76%
    UV - - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    6
    6
    9
    10
    7
    8
    6
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (29 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    12°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    18°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    4
    WSW
    4
    S
    3
    ENE
    6
    ESE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    7
    7
    12
    15
    16
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    81%
    69%
    58%
    48%
    43%
    46%
    58%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    3
    6
    9
    10
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    3
    3
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (30 April 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    12°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    7
    SW
    7
    WSW
    5
    NE
    7
    E
    9
    ESE
    9
    SE
    9
    S
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    10
    12
    16
    15
    11
    6
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    66%
    73%
    65%
    53%
    46%
    44%
    54%
    81%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    7
    5
    7
    9
    9
    9
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    10
    10
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (1 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    19°
    22°
    21°
    18°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    16°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    5
    SW
    5
    SW
    5
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    W
    10
    S
    9
    WSW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    5
    11
    17
    17
    14
    9
    6
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    90%
    91%
    76%
    55%
    44%
    44%
    57%
    84%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    9
    10
    10
    9
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (2 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    7
    NNW
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    12
    NE
    10
    NNE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    7
    13
    19
    20
    18
    12
    6
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    91%
    92%
    84%
    73%
    63%
    61%
    66%
    90%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (3 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    7
    NNE
    7
    NE
    8
    ENE
    10
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    10
    NE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    7
    6
    13
    18
    19
    17
    11
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    80%
    64%
    58%
    61%
    66%
    83%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 26 April

    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 26 April

    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 26 April

    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 26 April

    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 27 April

    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 27 April

    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 27 April

    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 27 April

    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 28 April

    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 28 April

    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 28 April

    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 28 April

    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 29 April

    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 29 April

    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 29 April

    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 29 April

    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 30 April

    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 30 April

    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 30 April

    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 30 April

    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 1 May

    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 1 May

    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 1 May

    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 1 May

    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 2 May

    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 2 May

    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 2 May

    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 2 May

    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?

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    Tide times

    Saturday 3 May

    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 3 May

    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 3 May

    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 3 May

    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:

    Saturday, mostly dry in the east, patchy rain across Pennines.

    Today:

    Largely cloudy across the Pennines with patchy outbreaks of rain, these tending to fade later in the day. Mostly dry in the east with some limited bright spells. Gentle winds. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Tonight:

    Cloud tending to break overnight allowing clear spells to develop more widely, and perhaps the odd mist or fog patch forming in sheltered spots. Light winds at first, increasing later. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Sunday:

    Any early mist or fog patches soon clearing. Dry for most with bright or sunny spells, but probably cloudier towards the far northwest with some patchy rain possible. Noticeably breezier. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Dry with long sunny spells developing and temperatures trending upwards to become very warm. Generally light winds.

    Updated:

    UK long range weather forecast

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