Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.9° 

Whitley Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 6AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
1
NNW
4
2
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
1
1
1
1
38
482
279
196
151
121
99
82
60
45
48
37
37
37
27
26
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNW
10
E
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:25AM4.32m
2:15PM4.46m
2:25AM4.67m
3:08PM4.75m
3:15AM5.02m
3:53PM4.98m
Low Tide
8:07AM1.28m
8:35PM1.59m
9:02AM0.89m
9:24PM1.29m
9:49AM0.59m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:38
7:37
 mm
4
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
15
16
15
14
13
11
10
12
15
14
14
14
13
13
12
14
18
18
17
14
Feels °C
10
8
8
7
8
9
8
8
7
6
5
8
13
11
11
12
10
10
8
10
14
13
13
10
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