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

information circle16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 BST
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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
9.7° 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 1.7m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (May 10) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Saturday (May 09) at 4PM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 7PM (Sun 10th May)5.5ft (1.7m) 6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon night).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
4
1.3
NE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NNE
7
1.3
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
0.5
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.8
N
4
0.8
E
5
0.9
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
90
53
21
12
10
92
90
42
103
61
45
25
61
49
43
43
28
15
34
66
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
NE
10
NNE
10
S
10
S
20
WNW
25
NE
20
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
15
S
15
S
15
SE
10
S
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
5:11PM4.18m
5:24AM4.09m
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
Low Tide
11:06AM0.53m
11:23PM0.67m
11:39AM0.58m
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
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
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5:22
5:20
5:18
5:16
5:13
5:11
5:09
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8:43
8:45
8:46
8:49
8:51
8:52
8:53
6
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
13
14
12
7
7
7
7
8
7
10
10
9
12
12
11
10
10
10
4
3
4
10
12
8
1
1
2
1
2
1
4
4
4
8
8
8
6
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.9
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
4
0.8
E
5
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
2
53
21
8
10
6
14
42
103
61
45
25
61
49
43
43
13
3
34
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
N
8
0.3
ESE
4
0.1
N
9
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
9
0.1
N
12
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
E
4
0.4
NNE
9
0.1
E
6
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
Energy kJ
18
7
12
3
2
15
45
3
40
32
9
4
28
1
15
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
6
0.2
NNE
8
Energy kJ
8
6
5
6
3
1
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
4
1.3
NE
5
0.4
ESE
4
1.3
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.3
ESE
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
NNE
5
Energy kJ
21
90
6
92
90
21
18
23
29
13
26
33
4
15
16
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
283
283
63
465
455
338
283
284
134
308
331
51
102
323
7
57
277
277
277
277
426
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
6
5
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
4
6
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