Whitley Bay Surf Break

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Issued: 12 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
14.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (02 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 5PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
4
1
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.2
N
6
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
37
23
3
40
44
25
101
90
58
52
37
35
23
14
13
8
6
3
3
3
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:03PM4.41m
6:08AM4.64m
6:39PM4.39m
6:43AM4.63m
7:16PM4.33m
Low Tide
11:59AM1.00m
00:09AM1.37m
12:35PM0.99m
00:44AM1.40m
1:12PM1.02m
1:21AM1.47m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:31
4:31
4:33
4:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:46
9:46
9:45
9:45
 mm
Temp °C
16
19
20
18
15
12
11
12
16
18
19
19
15
14
15
17
17
20
21
21
18
16
16
16
Feels °C
10
12
14
13
11
7
6
8
13
14
15
16
12
12
13
15
13
16
17
17
15
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
6
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
6
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
3
40
44
18
101
90
58
52
37
35
23
14
13
8
6
3
3
3
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
9
0.7
N
6
0.1
NW
4
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
25
35
1
4
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
4
1
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
Energy kJ
49
37
23
15
7
10
9
6
2
1
2
3
3
1
1
3
5
7
7
7
5
7
9
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
423
433
318
318
410
3
3
2
2
2
3
59
59
109
406
332
415
440
406
252
406
423
422
271
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
6
8
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
9
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