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

Clear.
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 (1.4m) at

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    7 day forecast for Whitby (Beach)

    Today (18 March 2025)
    Time
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    83%
    UV
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (19 March 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
    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 day
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    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°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    8
    S
    7
    SSE
    6
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    5
    SSW
    4
    S
    4
    ESE
    4
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    SE
    7
    SSE
    5
    S
    5
    SSW
    5
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    SW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    14
    12
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    12
    12
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    84%
    73%
    67%
    65%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    67%
    67%
    73%
    81%
    79%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    UV
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    2
    2
    2
    2
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (20 March 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    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)
    10°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    5
    SW
    4
    SW
    4
    NNE
    2
    ENE
    6
    ESE
    10
    SE
    8
    SE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    8
    7
    7
    12
    16
    15
    16
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    81%
    84%
    83%
    71%
    70%
    70%
    85%
    85%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    2
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (21 March 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Clear night
    Clear night
    Sunny day
    Sunny day
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    9
    SE
    8
    SE
    10
    SE
    15
    SE
    18
    SE
    17
    SE
    13
    SE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    19
    25
    30
    32
    30
    27
    22
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    91%
    92%
    80%
    75%
    82%
    88%
    88%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    2
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    1.0
    1.1
    1.3
    1.5
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    6
    6
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (22 March 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Light rain
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    10
    SE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    12
    SE
    14
    SE
    14
    SE
    10
    SE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    22
    22
    24
    25
    24
    19
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    94%
    94%
    91%
    84%
    86%
    92%
    94%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    2
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.8
    1.6
    1.5
    1.6
    1.8
    1.9
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (23 March 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    E
    7
    E
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    9
    11
    14
    13
    12
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    96%
    97%
    98%
    96%
    92%
    93%
    96%
    97%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (24 March 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    7
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    15
    17
    19
    15
    12
    11
    Visibility (description)
    M
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    97%
    96%
    91%
    86%
    84%
    87%
    91%
    UV
    -
    -
    1
    1
    2
    1
    1
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 18 March

    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 18 March

    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 18 March

    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 18 March

    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 19 March

    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 19 March

    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 19 March

    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 19 March

    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 20 March

    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 20 March

    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 20 March

    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 20 March

    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 21 March

    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 21 March

    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 21 March

    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 21 March

    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 22 March

    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 22 March

    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 22 March

    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 22 March

    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 23 March

    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 23 March

    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 23 March

    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 23 March

    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 24 March

    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 24 March

    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 24 March

    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 24 March

    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:

    Largely dry and settled by day, cold and frosty overnight.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Clear skies through the evening and overnight, with temperatures dropping to give a widespread frost. Mist and fog patches may form through the early hours. Winds becoming briefly strong on the Pennines but easing towards dawn. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Dry with lengthy sunny spells and gentle winds, the sunshine perhaps stronger than you might expect for mid-March. Clear spells overnight with light winds and areas of fog and frost. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Largely dry and sunny on Thursday, sunshine turning hazier on Friday. Turning unsettled on Saturday, cloudy with spells of rain, heavy at times.

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