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.
Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next high tide (5.0m) at

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    8 day forecast for Whitby (Beach)

    Today (11 May 2025)
    Time
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    09:00
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
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    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
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    Temperature
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SE
    5
    SE
    5
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    15
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    11
    13
    15
    16
    18
    20
    23
    23
    23
    21
    21
    21
    20
    17
    16
    13
    9
    6
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    78%
    75%
    73%
    71%
    68%
    62%
    59%
    59%
    59%
    59%
    63%
    68%
    74%
    80%
    85%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    UV 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    5
    10
    13
    13
    11
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (12 May 2025)
    Time
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    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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    3
    E
    3
    SE
    2
    SSE
    2
    SE
    2
    WSW
    2
    SW
    2
    NE
    3
    ENE
    4
    NE
    6
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    10
    E
    12
    E
    13
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    7
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    18
    21
    21
    21
    20
    17
    16
    15
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    95%
    95%
    96%
    95%
    92%
    84%
    81%
    74%
    68%
    65%
    64%
    62%
    62%
    61%
    63%
    62%
    65%
    69%
    76%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    4
    5
    9
    11
    11
    10
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (13 May 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    E
    3
    ENE
    3
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    7
    NE
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    8
    6
    12
    14
    14
    13
    12
    7
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    87%
    89%
    94%
    83%
    68%
    63%
    64%
    76%
    94%
    UV - - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (14 May 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    4
    NW
    5
    N
    6
    N
    8
    N
    10
    NNE
    10
    N
    10
    N
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    11
    13
    16
    18
    18
    16
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    96%
    95%
    85%
    72%
    65%
    64%
    70%
    80%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (15 May 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    14
    N
    14
    N
    12
    N
    10
    N
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    16
    19
    22
    22
    21
    15
    7
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    76%
    69%
    64%
    65%
    74%
    91%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (16 May 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    6
    WNW
    7
    NNW
    8
    N
    11
    N
    12
    N
    12
    N
    11
    NNW
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    8
    16
    19
    20
    20
    12
    6
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    85%
    63%
    48%
    48%
    66%
    91%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (17 May 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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    7
    N
    8
    N
    10
    N
    12
    N
    12
    N
    10
    N
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    6
    7
    16
    20
    21
    19
    14
    8
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    94%
    84%
    66%
    57%
    60%
    72%
    92%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (18 May 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 No weather symbol data
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    8
    N
    11
    N
    12
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    10
    NNE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    9
    15
    19
    19
    18
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    94%
    95%
    86%
    71%
    64%
    63%
    71%
    93%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 11 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

    Sunday 11 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

    Sunday 11 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

    Sunday 11 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

    Monday 12 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

    Monday 12 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

    Monday 12 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

    Monday 12 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

    Tuesday 13 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

    Tuesday 13 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

    Tuesday 13 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

    Tuesday 13 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

    Wednesday 14 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

    Wednesday 14 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

    Wednesday 14 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

    Wednesday 14 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 15 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 15 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 15 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 15 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 16 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 16 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 16 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 16 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 17 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 17 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 17 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 17 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

    Sunday 18 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

    Sunday 18 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

    Sunday 18 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

    Sunday 18 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:

    Fine with plenty of sunshine. Warm or very warm.

    Today:

    Another fine, dry and sunny day with some fair weather cloud developing by the afternoon. Locally chilly start in rural areas, but becoming warm or very warm. Gentle winds. Feeling cooler in coastal districts with a fresh onshore breeze. Maximum temperature 24 °C.

    Tonight:

    Remaining fine and dry this evening and overnight with variable cloud amounts. Some low cloud may form along northern stretches of the coast overnight, with skies mostly clear. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Monday:

    Mainly fine and dry with plenty of sunshine. A few sharp showers may develop across western hills. Warm or very warm, feeling cooler along the coast with an onshore wind. Maximum temperature 25 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Staying fine and settled with plenty of warm sunshine. Coastal areas will likely remain cooler and breezier with an increasing chance of overnight low cloud, mist and fog patches.

    Updated:

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