Whitley Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 12 May 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
9.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 10AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
1 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.6
N
7
0.9
N
4
0.9
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
5
0.9
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.6
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
8
2.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
134
101
81
57
56
38
49
35
29
40
28
36
22
15
17
22
20
45
118
206
310
322
634
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
20
NW
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:24PM4.09m
1:12AM4.10m
1:19PM4.39m
2:00AM4.38m
2:09PM4.69m
Low Tide
6:22AM1.95m
6:59PM1.36m
7:21AM1.68m
7:52PM1.09m
8:12AM1.37m
8:40PM0.82m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:01
5:00
4:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
9:01
9:04
9:06
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
8
9
13
13
11
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
7
6
5
6
9
9
10
9
8
7
1
2
3
7
7
5
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
1
4
2
3
3
2
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
1.8
NNE
8
Energy kJ
169
134
101
81
57
56
38
49
35
29
2
3
8
6
5
5
384
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
21
25
15
6
4
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.6
N
7
0.9
N
4
0.9
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
5
0.9
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.6
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
8
2.2
N
8
Energy kJ
3
5
6
5
5
5
5
3
1
40
28
36
22
15
17
22
20
45
118
206
310
322
634
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
4
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
2
2
77
224
3
3
2
2
78
109
443
1471
441
406
406
407
602
443
496
492
271
4
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
2
4
3
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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