Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.1° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 1PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
16
16
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
10
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
N
5
E
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
5:42AM5.44m
6:16PM5.01m
6:23AM5.35m
6:55PM4.84m
7:03AM5.15m
7:34PM4.60m
Low Tide
12:12PM0.33m
00:22AM0.92m
12:51PM0.51m
00:58AM1.07m
1:29PM0.79m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:39
8:37
8:35
 mm
2
Temp °C
14
13
16
18
17
18
17
14
13
12
15
15
18
16
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
12
10
14
16
15
17
14
11
10
9
13
13
17
15
12
12
13
13
13
15
16
14
13
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