Whitley Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 03 Apr 2026 BST
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Whitley Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
7.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 5AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (03 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (03 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s

Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.7
N
0.8
N
Period(s) (?)77777781413121212111111101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)737557462921121834524745403938212020339918100127
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSW
40
S
45
SW
55
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:03AM
4.88
5:12PM
5.10
5:34AM
4.84
5:46PM
4.97
6:04AM
4.74
6:18PM
4.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:03PM
0.54
11:13AM
0.84
11:33PM
0.65
11:43AM
0.87
12:02AM
0.81
12:14PM
0.96
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise---6:33-------6:31-------6:28----
Sunset-------7:45-------7:46-------7:49
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----11-----------1----1-
Temp. °C877810101297655661013118657887
Feels °C (?)410157710-10111562-3-7-4-1000
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