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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

Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
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 (1.1m) at

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    7 day forecast for Whitby (Beach)

    Today (13 July 2025)
    Time
    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 Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature
    17°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    8
    N
    8
    N
    7
    N
    7
    NNE
    7
    NE
    7
    ENE
    8
    E
    9
    E
    9
    ESE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    14
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    UV 2 3 5 6 7 7 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (14 July 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    19°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    20°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    15°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    19°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    SE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    9
    SE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    12
    SE
    12
    SE
    11
    SE
    10
    E
    9
    WNW
    10
    WSW
    10
    W
    9
    W
    7
    WSW
    6
    SW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    17
    15
    16
    15
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    17
    18
    18
    21
    20
    19
    17
    19
    19
    15
    14
    14
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    94%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    95%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    85%
    83%
    80%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    74%
    72%
    69%
    64%
    59%
    62%
    65%
    67%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 6 5 7 6 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    9
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    10
    10
    9
    7
    6
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    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
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (15 July 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light rain Light rain Heavy shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    70%
    90%
    ≥95%
    80%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    14°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    6
    SW
    7
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    12
    SW
    10
    WSW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    20
    23
    25
    29
    28
    24
    15
    18
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    68%
    70%
    72%
    67%
    54%
    63%
    71%
    80%
    85%
    UV - - 1 1 4 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    7
    10
    12
    15
    15
    12
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (16 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    14°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    13°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    9
    W
    9
    WNW
    10
    NW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNE
    8
    NE
    7
    S
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    20
    20
    20
    17
    13
    10
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    88%
    83%
    67%
    61%
    61%
    66%
    84%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    11
    12
    10
    8
    7
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (17 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    20°
    21°
    20°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    19°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    5
    SW
    5
    SW
    5
    ENE
    7
    E
    9
    ESE
    10
    SE
    9
    SSE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    9
    10
    13
    15
    16
    14
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    81%
    84%
    74%
    68%
    65%
    64%
    65%
    83%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    7
    9
    9
    9
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (18 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
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    17°
    20°
    23°
    23°
    22°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    22°
    22°
    20°
    16°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    6
    SSW
    5
    SW
    6
    S
    7
    S
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    6
    11
    14
    16
    15
    11
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    93%
    87%
    70%
    61%
    62%
    64%
    87%
    UV - 1 1 5 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (19 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    17°
    20°
    22°
    22°
    21°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    17°
    19°
    22°
    21°
    19°
    17°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    SE
    6
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    10
    SE
    10
    SE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    5
    10
    14
    16
    17
    13
    9
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    95%
    96%
    89%
    69%
    63%
    66%
    72%
    91%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 13 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 13 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 13 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 13 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 14 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 14 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 14 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 14 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 15 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 15 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 15 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 15 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 16 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 16 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 16 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 16 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 17 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 17 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 17 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 17 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 18 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 18 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 18 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 18 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 19 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 19 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 19 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 19 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:

    Low cloud and any mist clearing back to coast.

    Today:

    Early low cloud soon retreating back to the coast, where it might linger all day. Otherwise, mostly dry with warm sunny spells. Chance of an isolated shower later. Fresher along coasts. Light northeast winds. Maximum temperature 26 °C.

    Tonight:

    Turning increasingly cloudy across the region, with chance of showers by the end of the night, mainly over the Pennines. A muggy night. Light east winds. Minimum temperature 15 °C.

    Monday:

    Rather cloudy for most with chance of thundery showers for the afternoon. Some brightness and feeling warm by afternoon. Cooler, fresher conditions arriving in evening. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Occasionally unsettled and breezy weather with some rain or showers, which could be heavy and thundery. Some drier, brighter weather also likely and temperatures near or slightly below normal.

    Updated:

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