Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 2AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 24 | 23 | 30 | 28 | 36 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:45PM4.93m | 5:53AM5.26m | 6:18PM4.89m | 6:29AM5.21m | 6:54PM4.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.95m | 12:19PM0.65m | 00:27AM0.98m | 12:55PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 24 | 23 | 30 | 28 | 36 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | — | SE 6 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 |
— | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 327 | 314 | 314 | 238 | 318 | 240 | 422 | 490 | 428 | 318 | 375 | 109 | 77 | 413 | 487 | 509 | 509 | 252 | 275 |
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