
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 2PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 48 | 47 | 64 | 62 | 58 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 54 | 51 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 72 | 118 | 86 | 88 | 66 | 52 | 51 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:56AM5.03m | 3:32PM4.94m | 3:37AM5.23m | 4:08PM5.05m | 4:16AM5.32m | 4:42PM5.08m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29AM0.68m | 9:44PM1.13m | 10:07AM0.59m | 10:19PM0.98m | 10:42AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 9 |
43 | 48 | 47 | 64 | 62 | 58 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 54 | 51 | 40 | 41 | 22 | 23 | 72 | 118 | 86 | 88 | 66 | 44 | 22 | 50 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | SE 5 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | NNW 6 | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | — | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 5 |
10 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 42 | 41 | 51 | — | 38 | 38 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | NE 7 | SE 5 | S 6 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 |
12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | SSE 2 |
1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 40 | 52 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 655 | 871 | 865 | 930 | 877 | 597 | 597 | 487 | 655 | 778 | 641 | 407 | 423 | 219 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
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