Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 6AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.5
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
64
52
53
69
89
92
92
97
107
89
70
68
107
82
82
88
105
82
57
26
37
49
47
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
NE
25
E
25
SE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:42AM4.64m
4:10PM4.63m
4:15AM4.88m
4:42PM4.79m
4:47AM5.08m
5:13PM4.89m
Low Tide
10:07AM1.03m
10:19PM1.27m
10:40AM0.82m
10:50PM1.10m
11:12AM0.68m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:08
8:07
 mm
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
15
16
16
15
14
14
17
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
15
15
16
17
17
15
15
13
13
15
15
16
16
14
16
15
13
12
13
17
16
15
15
16
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