
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 11PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
123 | 101 | 79 | 47 | 48 | 34 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 172 | 264 | 280 | 286 | 256 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:06PM4.40m | 8:18AM4.70m | 8:54PM4.24m | 9:11AM4.49m | 9:52PM4.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02PM1.02m | 2:10AM1.42m | 2:46PM1.22m | 2:58AM1.58m | 3:39PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
123 | 101 | 79 | 47 | 48 | 34 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 172 | 264 | 280 | 286 | 256 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 6 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 66 | 292 | 240 | 252 | 778 | 498 | 487 | 486 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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