Razor Blades (Whitburn) surfForecast / North East England / UK

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Razor Blades (Whitburn) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Razor Blades (Whitburn) sea temperature is
9.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Razor Blades (Whitburn) this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Razor Blades (Whitburn) in the next 16 days are 4.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (May 11) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (May 05) at 7AM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 7AM (Mon 11th May)15ft (4.5m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Razor Blades (Whitburn) over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NNE
7
0.5
N
5
0.8
NNE
4
1.1
NE
6
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
NNE
11
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.8
ENE
4
1.6
N
6
2.5
N
8
4
NNE
9
4
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
10
11
22
76
45
57
40
24
38
49
43
42
26
26
26
21
169
766
2597
2947
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
W
10
NNW
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
S
20
S
25
SE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
10
SSE
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
S
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:47PM4.03m
5:58AM3.96m
6:24PM3.83m
6:33AM3.80m
7:03PM3.59m
7:12AM3.63m
7:47PM3.34m
7:57AM3.47m
8:43PM3.13m
8:54AM3.35m
9:54PM3.03m
10:02AM3.31m
11:09PM3.09m
11:11AM3.38m
Low Tide
11:56PM0.84m
12:15PM0.70m
00:31AM1.03m
12:53PM0.87m
1:08AM1.23m
1:37PM1.07m
1:49AM1.43m
2:29PM1.24m
2:40AM1.61m
3:31PM1.35m
3:45AM1.72m
4:42PM1.33m
5:00AM1.72m
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
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5:18
5:16
5:13
5:11
5:09
5:07
5:05
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8:45
8:46
8:49
8:51
8:52
8:53
8:55
8:58
2
3
4
1
Temp °C
13
11
10
9
8
7
7
7
10
11
10
12
12
11
9
10
9
10
11
11
15
11
7
6
4
2
2
2
1
4
5
5
7
7
7
5
6
5
7
8
8
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
NNE
11
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
6
Energy kJ
8
10
5
14
25
45
57
40
7
38
49
43
42
26
26
26
15
14
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
8
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.2
E
6
0.4
N
9
0.4
NNE
10
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
12
1
6
25
16
3
24
32
3
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
5
6
7
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
4
0.5
N
5
0.8
NNE
4
1.1
NE
6
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
SE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.8
ENE
4
1.6
N
6
2.5
N
8
4
NNE
9
4
NNE
10
Energy kJ
3
11
22
76
25
16
12
3
28
25
4
16
11
2
4
21
169
766
2597
2947
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
4
Distance (km)
605
164
109
455
283
303
338
48
389
323
7
57
570
283
284
322
383
373
277
153
31
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
6
5
7
9
4
4
4
9
9
8
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