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Whitby tide times

WEDNESDAY 20 MAY 2026

Best fishing times today · Whitby

Solunar feeding periods. Major periods (moon overhead and underfoot) are the strongest; minor periods fall around moonrise and moonset.

Minor period

00:39 to 01:39

Major period

03:20 to 05:20

Minor period

06:57 to 07:57

Major period

15:40 to 17:40

Tide curve · weather forecast + astronomical prediction · scroll to scrub

YESTERDAY TODAY TOMORROW FRI 22 MAY SAT 23 MAY SUN 24 MAY MON 25 MAY TUE 26 MAY WED 27 MAY THU 28 MAY FRI 29 MAY NOW 07:00 · 5.2m 13:00 · 0.5m 19:00 · 5.1m 02:00 · 1.1m 07:00 · 5.1m 14:00 · 0.7m 20:00 · 5.0m 02:00 · 1.4m 08:00 · 4.9m 15:00 · 0.7m 21:00 · 4.5m 03:00 · 1.6m 09:00 · 4.8m 16:00 · 1.0m 22:00 · 4.4m 04:00 · 1.8m 10:00 · 4.6m 17:00 · 1.2m 23:00 · 4.1m 05:00 · 1.9m 12:00 · 4.4m 18:00 · 1.2m 01:00 · 4.1m 07:00 · 1.8m 13:00 · 4.3m 19:00 · 1.2m 02:00 · 4.1m 08:00 · 1.8m 14:00 · 4.3m 20:00 · 1.2m 03:00 · 4.3m 09:00 · 1.7m 15:00 · 4.4m 21:00 · 1.2m 03:00 · 4.4m 10:00 · 1.5m 15:00 · 4.5m 22:00 · 1.3m
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Heights calibrated to the live UK Environment Agency gauge where available, otherwise relative to local chart datum.

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Tide data from the UK Environment Agency, refreshed at most every 30 minutes. For navigation use, always cross-check official Admiralty tables.

About tides at Whitby

Whitby sits on the North East coast and follows the standard semi-diurnal tidal pattern of the British Isles - two high tides and two low tides every 24 hours and 50 minutes, with each successive high arriving about 12 hours and 25 minutes after the last. Tide range at Whitby varies between spring tides (around new and full moon, when the Sun and Moon's gravity align for the biggest range) and neap tides (around the first and last quarter, when their forces partly cancel).

The live tide-height readings on this page come from the UK Environment Agency tide gauge network: actual sensor data, not an estimate. The 10-day forecast that follows is generated by Open-Meteo's ocean model and is calibrated each hour to the latest EA gauge reading at Whitby so the numbers match what you'd see on a printed tide table. Heights are quoted in metres above local chart datum, which is the convention used in UK Admiralty tide tables.

Whether you're sea fishing, surfing, kayaking, diving, kite-flying or just walking the dog along the beach, knowing the tide times for Whitby helps you plan around safe access, the run of the current and the productive feeding windows in either side of a tide change.

Anglers fishing the North East coast near Whitby typically cross-check the closest neighbouring gauges: Hull tide times (~52 miles along the coast), and Workington tide times (~118 miles along the coast) . Calibrated heights are pulled from the live EA gauge at 54.487°N 0.611°W.

Whitby tide times: frequently asked questions

Where does the Whitby tide data come from?

Tide heights are pulled from the UK Environment Agency tide gauge network in real time, with a 14-day forecast modelled from Open-Meteo. The data is refreshed every hour and is free for anglers, surfers, kayakers and divers to use.

When are the best fishing times at Whitby today?

The major solunar feeding periods at Whitby today are 03:20 to 05:20 and 15:40 to 17:40, when the moon is overhead and underfoot. Minor periods fall around moonrise and moonset. Fish tend to feed most actively in these windows, so plan a session around them where the state of tide also suits.

Fishing venues near Whitby

Marks that plan around this tide gauge · tap through for target species, access notes and the best state of tide.

Filey Brigg

Yorkshire · Rock

Nearest tide gauges to Whitby

By great-circle distance · cross-check at your closest local gauge.

Hull tide times

Yorkshire · 52 mi

Workington tide times

North West · 118 mi

Liverpool tide times

North West · 122 mi

Leith tide times

Scotland · 145 mi

Lowestoft tide times

East · 170 mi

Stranraer tide times

Scotland · 179 mi

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