
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 10AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (13 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 10 | E 7 | E 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SSE 6 | N 21 | N 22 | NE 21 | NE 21 | N 21 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 14 | 7 | 59 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:27AM5.15m | 5:46PM4.93m | 6:02AM4.92m | 6:18PM4.76m | 6:37AM4.64m | 6:51PM4.54m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45AM0.92m | 11:58PM1.05m | 12:16PM1.16m | 00:31AM1.22m | 12:47PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | NNE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | N 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
88 | 14 | 88 | 59 | 47 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 18 | — | 2 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | E 5 | E 7 | — | — | N 10 | E 6 | N 7 | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 21 | N 22 | NE 21 | NE 21 | N 21 |
14 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | N 9 | — | N 10 | — | SE 5 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 |
2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — |
178 | 102 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 36 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 599 | 797 | 783 | 830 | 778 | 219 | 219 | 316 | 292 | 332 | 487 | 592 | 592 | 534 | 327 | 275 | 321 | 394 | 235 | 219 | 219 | 69 | 219 |
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