Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.3° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 8AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
1
0
0
1
1
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
E
6
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
NE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
N
6
0.6
N
7
0.7
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
113
94
92
73
77
64
123
91
100
71
50
30
21
34
49
96
87
55
41
41
43
33
35
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
0
SSW
10
E
10
E
5
NE
5
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
10
NW
5
W
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SSE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:15AM4.88m
4:42PM4.79m
4:47AM5.08m
5:13PM4.89m
5:20AM5.22m
5:45PM4.93m
Low Tide
10:19PM1.27m
10:40AM0.82m
10:50PM1.10m
11:12AM0.68m
11:22PM0.99m
11:46AM0.62m
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:04
 mm
1
1
4
1
3
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
16
16
15
14
16
17
15
15
15
14
14
13
14
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
16
17
17
16
17
17
17
13
13
13
13
16
16
15
16
16
11
11
12
14
14
14
14
14
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