Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
12.3°C
0.8° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 11AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (22 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
1
ESE
5
1.7
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.4
E
7
2.3
NNW
6
2.3
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.5
N
7
0.3
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
37
20
19
29
44
53
55
40
47
191
254
176
379
652
428
350
302
173
117
69
25
10
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
30
ESE
35
E
25
E
20
SW
40
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
SSW
35
S
45
S
45
SSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:04AM4.10m
1:47PM4.22m
1:50AM4.43m
2:26PM4.50m
2:31AM4.76m
3:02PM4.77m
Low Tide
7:34AM1.62m
7:55PM1.87m
8:18AM1.30m
8:35PM1.55m
8:58AM1.01m
9:12PM1.26m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
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5:49
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5
5
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2
2
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1
1
3
Temp °C
8
7
8
11
12
10
9
10
10
10
11
11
8
6
6
7
6
7
9
10
10
13
9
Feels °C
1
1
1
5
7
7
5
6
3
3
7
7
-1
-3
-3
-2
-1
2
4
3
1
4
-1
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