Whitley Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 BST
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Whitley Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
8.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 5AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.6
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
NE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)665476676665555555577778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)181091311710413010785665633333125151716173141464796
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:39AM
4.91
7:08PM
4.85
7:27AM
4.66
8:06PM
4.48
8:23AM
4.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:39AM
0.73
1:00PM
0.71
1:26AM
1.09
1:53PM
0.95
2:20AM
1.49
2:56PM
1.21
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---5:48-------5:47-------5:43----
Sunset-------8:20-------8:22-------8:23
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C777788888876555554446787
Feels °C (?)433332233441011131113343
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