Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.1° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 3PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)--
Afternoon (27 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.4
SE
3
0.3
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
3
0.7
E
4
1
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
69
143
109
52
34
13
12
3
3
7
6
6
3
3
5
7
16
52
102
89
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
WSW
20
W
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:42PM5.08m
4:51AM5.40m
5:16PM5.13m
5:28AM5.42m
5:51PM5.10m
Low Tide
10:42AM0.59m
10:53PM0.86m
11:16AM0.54m
11:27PM0.80m
11:52AM0.61m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:58
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7:03
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6:52
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6:50
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6:47
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Temp °C
14
16
18
15
12
12
11
11
12
14
15
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
16
Feels °C
9
11
13
11
8
9
8
9
10
12
11
9
10
10
10
10
9
10
11
13
15
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