
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 6AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | 34 | 29 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 52 | 62 | 137 | 120 | 86 | 56 | 40 | 42 | 47 | 51 | 50 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:11AM4.50m | 9:56PM4.01m | 10:07AM4.20m | 10:54PM3.86m | 11:12AM3.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59AM1.64m | 3:40PM1.36m | 3:51AM1.85m | 4:35PM1.65m | 4:54AM2.02m | 5:39PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 |
50 | 34 | 29 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 52 | 62 | 137 | 120 | 86 | 56 | 40 | 42 | 47 | 51 | 50 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — |
9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | ENE 6 | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 556 | 556 | 997 | 997 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 52 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 393 | 134 | 2 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 574 | 83 | 5 | 2 |
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