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Whitby, Yorkshire · Yorkshire · united-kingdom

Tide is currently falling — next low in 3h 39m

1.02 m / 3.3ft
Next high · 02:00 BST
Heights relative to MSL · 2026-04-27Coef. 81Solunar 4/5

Tide times at Whitby, Yorkshire on Monday, 27 April 2026: first high tide at 01:00, first low tide at 07:00, second high tide at 13:00, second low tide at 20:00. Sunrise 05:35, sunset 20:26.

TIDE CURVE

Next 24 hours at Whitby, Yorkshire

-2.9 m-0.7 m1.5 mHeight (MSL)17:0021:0001:0005:0009:0013:00L 20:00H 02:00L 08:00H 14:00nowTime (Europe/London)

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived.

Model-derived from a global ocean grid. Useful indication; expect about ±45 minutes on average vs. a local harmonic gauge, individual stations vary widely. See /methodology for per-region detail. Not for navigation.

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS

Sun, moon and conditions on Mon 27 Apr

Sunrise
05:35
Sunset
20:26
Moon
Waxing gibbous
75% illuminated
Wind
15.1 m/s
342°
Water temp
10.1 °C
Coefficient
81
Spring cycle

Conditions as of 17:00 local time. Refreshes daily.

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Highs and lows next 7 days

Today
-2.4m / -7.8ft20:00
Coef. 84
Tue
1.0m / 3.3ft02:00
-1.9m / -6.4ft08:00
Coef. 92
Wed
1.1m / 3.7ft03:00
-2.2m / -7.3ft09:00
Coef. 98
Thu
1.4m / 4.5ft16:00
-2.6m / -8.7ft22:00
Coef. 100
Fri
1.4m / 4.6ft04:00
-2.4m / -7.9ft10:00
Coef. 99
Sat
1.5m / 4.8ft05:00
-2.4m / -7.8ft11:00
Coef. 99
Sun
1.5m / 5.0ft05:00
-2.3m / -7.6ft11:00
Coef. 96
All extrema (7 days)
DayTypeTimeHeightCoef.
Mon 27 AprLow20:00-2.4m / -7.8ft84
Tue 28 AprHigh02:001.0m / 3.3ft92
Low08:00-1.9m / -6.4ft
High14:001.1m / 3.6ft
Low21:00-2.6m / -8.5ft
Wed 29 AprHigh03:001.1m / 3.7ft98
Low09:00-2.2m / -7.3ft
High15:001.3m / 4.4ft
Low21:00-2.6m / -8.6ft
Thu 30 AprHigh16:001.4m / 4.5ft100
Low22:00-2.6m / -8.7ft
Fri 01 MayHigh04:001.4m / 4.6ft99
Low10:00-2.4m / -7.9ft
High16:001.5m / 5.1ft
Low23:00-2.4m / -8.0ft
Sat 02 MayHigh05:001.5m / 4.8ft99
Low11:00-2.4m / -7.8ft
High17:001.6m / 5.2ft
Low23:00-2.4m / -7.8ft
Sun 03 MayHigh05:001.5m / 5.0ft96
Low11:00-2.3m / -7.6ft
High17:001.5m / 4.9ft

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived. · Not for navigation.

SOLUNAR FORECAST

Fishing windows · 7-day rating

The angler tradition that rates each day for fish-bite likelihood using moon transits and rise/set. One to five stars, not a scientific forecast.

SPRING AND NEAP CYCLE

Cycle dates near Whitby, Yorkshire

Next spring tide on Thu 30 Apr (range 4.0m / 13.2ft). Last neap on Mon 27 Apr. Next neap on Sun 03 May.

Spring tides cluster around new and full moons (biggest swings). Neap tides land on quarter moons (smallest swings). See the spring tide and neap tide glossary entries for the why.

EDITORIAL

About tides at Whitby, Yorkshire

Whitby sits on the North Yorkshire coast where the River Esk cuts a narrow harbour between two cliffs, the eastern one topped by the ruined abbey that draws the photographs. The tide here runs the classic North Sea signature: cleanly semidiurnal, two highs and two lows of comparable size each day, twelve and a half hours apart. Mean range at the harbour mouth is about 4.2 metres, climbing toward 5 metres on spring tides and dropping near 2.4 on neaps. The harbour itself dries to a thin channel near the bottom of every spring low, and small-boat owners moor on the foreshore knowing they will sit on the mud for several hours each cycle. The wide sand at Whitby Sands and the rocky shelf round to Saltwick Bay are tide-dependent: the beach at the foot of the abbey steps widens by 30 metres on the low and reshapes daily. Tide pooling at Saltwick Nab opens up at the lower spring tides of the month, and fossil-hunters on the Jurassic Coast between Whitby and Robin Hood's Bay time their walks for the bottom of the cycle. Predictions on this page come from Open-Meteo's gridded marine model — useful for daily planning but not navigation-grade. UK Hydrographic Office Admiralty TotalTide is the authoritative British tide product.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Tide questions about Whitby, Yorkshire

When is the next high tide at Whitby?
The hero block shows the next high tide at the harbour mouth in local UK time. The 7-day table covers all four daily extremes. High water at Whitby Bridge inside the inner harbour lags the harbour mouth by about 15 minutes; the swing is the same.
What's the typical tide range at Whitby?
Mean range at Whitby is about 4.2 metres, with spring tides pushing toward 5 metres and neaps near 2.4. The North Yorkshire coast runs a moderately large semidiurnal signal, smaller than the Bristol Channel approaches in the south-west but larger than the East Anglian coast further south on the same North Sea shore.
Where do these tide predictions come from?
Open-Meteo's marine model, gridded at roughly 0.08° resolution, produces the predictions on this page. That is general-planning data, not navigation-grade. UK Hydrographic Office Admiralty TotalTide is the authoritative product for British tide tables and provides harmonic predictions calibrated against decades of measured gauge data at Whitby and the wider Yorkshire coast.
When does the foreshore open up for fossil-hunting at Saltwick?
Saltwick Nab and the Jurassic shelf between Whitby and Robin Hood's Bay open up best on the lowest spring tides of the month, around new and full moons. The 7-day table on this page flags each day's lowest predicted tide. Walk back well before the flood reaches the cliff base; the rate of rise on the Yorkshire coast is fast and the cliffs are unscaleable.
Is this safe to use for navigation?
No. For piloting in or out of Whitby Harbour, transiting the swing bridge, or working the moorings on the foreshore use UKHO's authoritative tide tables, the latest Notices to Mariners, and Whitby Harbour's own published guidance. The bar at the harbour mouth is a real hazard in onshore swell at low water.

8-day tide table — Whitby, Yorkshire

Heights relative to MSL. Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived.

DayTypeTimeHeight
Mon 27 AprHigh01:000.8m / 2.6ft
Low07:00-1.6m / -5.3ft
High13:001.0m / 3.3ft
Low20:00-2.4m / -7.8ft
Tue 28 AprHigh02:001.0m / 3.3ft
Low08:00-1.9m / -6.4ft
High14:001.1m / 3.6ft
Low21:00-2.6m / -8.5ft
Wed 29 AprHigh03:001.1m / 3.7ft
Low09:00-2.2m / -7.3ft
High15:001.3m / 4.4ft
Low21:00-2.6m / -8.6ft
Thu 30 AprHigh16:001.4m / 4.5ft
Low22:00-2.6m / -8.7ft
Fri 01 MayHigh04:001.4m / 4.6ft
Low10:00-2.4m / -7.9ft
High16:001.5m / 5.1ft
Low23:00-2.4m / -8.0ft
Sat 02 MayHigh05:001.5m / 4.8ft
Low11:00-2.4m / -7.8ft
High17:001.6m / 5.2ft
Low23:00-2.4m / -7.8ft
Sun 03 MayHigh05:001.5m / 5.0ft
Low11:00-2.3m / -7.6ft
High17:001.5m / 4.9ft
Mon 04 MayLow00:00-2.2m / -7.2ft

Not for navigation. Generated 2026-04-27T15:20:30.288Z.

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived.
MethodologyGlossary

Not for navigation. Page generated 2026-04-27T15:20:30.288Z. Predictions refresh daily.