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

Partly cloudy.
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 (1.9m) at

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7 day forecast for Whitby (Beach)

Today (10 January 2026)
Time
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
Temperature
1°
1°
Feels like temperature (°C)
-5°
-5°
Wind direction and speed
S
15
S
16
Wind gust (mph)
30
32
Visibility
G
G
Humidity
89%
90%
UV - -
Wind direction and speed
15
16
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.3
1.2
Period of waves offshore (s)
8
8
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (11 January 2026)
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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light snow Light snow Sleet shower Sleet shower Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
30%
70%
80%
90%
90%
90%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
90%
80%
70%
80%
≥95%
90%
90%
90%
40%
Temperature (°C)
1°
1°
1°
1°
1°
1°
1°
0°
0°
0°
1°
1°
2°
3°
3°
4°
4°
5°
5°
6°
6°
7°
8°
9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
-5°
-5°
-5°
-6°
-6°
-6°
-6°
-6°
-6°
-6°
-6°
-6°
-5°
-4°
-3°
-2°
-2°
-1°
-1°
0°
1°
2°
3°
5°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
S
17
S
18
SSE
18
SSE
19
SSE
19
SSE
19
SSE
19
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
21
SSE
23
SSE
24
SSE
24
S
24
S
24
S
23
S
23
S
23
S
23
S
24
S
23
S
22
S
21
S
19
Wind gust (mph)
34
35
37
38
39
41
42
44
46
48
50
50
51
49
49
47
46
45
47
48
47
47
46
39
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
M
P
P
P
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
VG
Humidity
86%
83%
79%
78%
79%
82%
84%
87%
97%
100%
100%
98%
94%
93%
92%
94%
96%
97%
97%
97%
95%
95%
94%
93%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
18
20
21
23
24
24
24
23
22
22
23
24
24
23
23
21
19
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
Period of waves offshore (s)
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
Direction of waves offshore
Monday (12 January 2026)
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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
10%
10%
10%
20%
10%
<5%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
30%
30%
30%
30%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
10%
Temperature (°C)
9°
9°
9°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
9°
8°
8°
8°
8°
8°
7°
Feels like temperature (°C)
5°
5°
5°
5°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
5°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
6°
5°
5°
5°
4°
4°
4°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
17
SSW
15
SSW
16
SSW
16
SSW
17
SSW
16
SSW
16
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
14
SSW
14
SSW
13
SSW
12
SSW
12
SSW
12
SSW
12
SSW
12
SSW
12
SSW
13
SSW
13
Wind gust (mph)
35
31
33
34
33
33
32
31
31
31
30
30
29
29
27
27
25
25
24
25
24
25
25
25
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
92%
90%
86%
86%
86%
87%
87%
88%
90%
90%
89%
87%
87%
86%
86%
86%
88%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
Period of waves offshore (s)
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (13 January 2026)
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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
Chance of precipitation
10%
20%
20%
10%
10%
<5%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
10%
10%
20%
20%
30%
30%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
7°
7°
7°
7°
6°
6°
6°
6°
5°
5°
6°
6°
7°
7°
7°
6°
6°
5°
5°
5°
4°
4°
4°
4°
Feels like temperature (°C)
4°
4°
4°
3°
3°
3°
2°
2°
2°
2°
3°
3°
4°
4°
4°
3°
3°
2°
1°
1°
0°
0°
0°
-1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW
13
SW
13
SW
12
SW
11
SW
11
SW
11
SW
11
SW
11
SW
10
SW
10
SW
9
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
9
SW
9
WSW
9
WSW
10
W
11
W
11
W
12
W
12
W
12
Wind gust (mph)
24
24
23
21
21
21
19
18
18
18
16
17
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
17
17
18
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
90%
91%
90%
90%
91%
90%
90%
91%
91%
90%
89%
86%
83%
83%
84%
86%
87%
88%
88%
87%
87%
87%
87%
86%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
12
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
Direction of waves offshore
Wednesday (14 January 2026)
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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast
Chance of precipitation
20%
10%
10%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
20%
20%
30%
40%
40%
Temperature (°C)
3°
3°
3°
3°
3°
2°
2°
2°
2°
2°
3°
4°
4°
5°
5°
4°
4°
3°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
4°
Feels like temperature (°C)
-1°
-1°
-1°
-1°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-2°
-1°
0°
1°
1°
1°
1°
0°
0°
0°
0°
0°
0°
0°
0°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W
12
W
11
W
11
W
11
W
11
W
11
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
9
SW
9
SSW
9
SSW
9
S
10
S
10
S
11
S
12
S
12
S
13
S
13
Wind gust (mph)
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
18
19
21
23
24
26
28
27
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
87%
87%
86%
87%
87%
87%
87%
87%
87%
87%
85%
84%
82%
79%
82%
84%
87%
88%
87%
87%
88%
89%
91%
92%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
11
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
14
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
8
6
8
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (15 January 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
40%
40%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
Temperature (°C)
5°
5°
5°
5°
7°
7°
6°
5°
Feels like temperature (°C)
0°
1°
1°
1°
3°
3°
2°
1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
S
14
SSW
13
S
12
SSW
11
S
11
S
12
SSE
12
S
12
Wind gust (mph)
26
24
21
20
19
17
12
13
Visibility (description)
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
Humidity
92%
94%
95%
95%
92%
92%
95%
96%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.7
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
12
10
5
6
6
6
6
6
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (16 January 2026)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
40%
40%
30%
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
5°
4°
4°
5°
6°
6°
5°
5°
Feels like temperature (°C)
1°
0°
1°
1°
3°
3°
1°
1°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
S
12
S
12
S
11
S
11
SSW
13
SSW
12
SSW
12
SSW
11
Wind gust (mph)
14
13
12
16
16
15
13
12
Visibility (description)
M
M
M
G
G
VG
G
G
Humidity
96%
96%
96%
96%
92%
91%
93%
94%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
14
 – – – – – – –
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.5
 – – – – – – –
Period of waves offshore (s)
6
 – – – – – – –
Direction of waves offshore
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Tide times

Saturday 10 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?

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Tide times

Saturday 10 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?

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Tide times

Saturday 10 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?

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Tide times

Saturday 10 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?

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Tide times

Sunday 11 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?

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Tide times

Sunday 11 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?

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Tide times

Sunday 11 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?

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Tide times

Sunday 11 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?

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Tide times

Monday 12 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?

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Tide times

Monday 12 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?

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Tide times

Monday 12 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?

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Tide times

Monday 12 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?

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Tide times

Tuesday 13 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?

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Tide times

Tuesday 13 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?

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Tide times

Tuesday 13 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?

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Tide times

Tuesday 13 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?

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Tide times

Wednesday 14 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?

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Tide times

Wednesday 14 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?

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Tide times

Wednesday 14 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?

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Tide times

Wednesday 14 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?

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Tide times

Thursday 15 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?

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Tide times

Thursday 15 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?

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Tide times

Thursday 15 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?

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Tide times

Thursday 15 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?

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Tide times

Friday 16 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?

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Tide times

Friday 16 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 16 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 16 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.

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Forecast for 10pm Saturday
Updated 20:00 (UTC) on Sat 10 Jan 2026
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Yorkshire & Humber weather forecast

Headline:

Clouding over tonight. Sleet and snow turning to rain Sunday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Dry this evening with clear spells, and temperatures falling, leading to a widespread frost. Overnight cloud increases, with snow and perhaps freezing rain arriving later, bringing icy stretches. Becoming windy. Minimum temperature -3 °C.

Sunday:

Sleet, snow and perhaps freezing rain at first, giving icy stretches. This gradually turning to rain for all as temperatures rise during the day. Windy, especially along the coast. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Much milder than of late, and unsettled through this period. Windy at times with outbreaks of rain or showers, but also some sunny spells likely inbetween. Likely drier on Wednesday.

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