
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 7AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 5 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 79 | 105 | 159 | 167 | 140 | 112 | 92 | 70 | 48 | 33 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:31AM5.10m | 6:53PM4.70m | 7:08AM4.78m | 7:28PM4.45m | 7:47AM4.41m | 8:07PM4.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM1.02m | 12:50PM0.96m | 1:00AM1.22m | 1:23PM1.30m | 1:36AM1.48m | 1:58PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | N 10 | N 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 79 | 105 | 159 | 167 | 140 | 112 | 92 | 70 | 48 | 33 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 12 | ESE 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | SE 5 | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | SE 5 | — | — | N 8 |
1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 406 | 393 | 318 | 440 | 821 | 778 | 877 | 423 | 423 | 560 | 423 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 872 | 874 | 778 | 433 |
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