Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.5° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 8PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
NE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
N
6
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.7
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
73
77
93
107
122
111
86
55
40
58
58
83
41
29
25
17
17
12
11
24
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
N
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:42PM4.79m
4:47AM5.08m
5:13PM4.89m
5:20AM5.22m
5:45PM4.93m
Low Tide
10:40AM0.82m
10:50PM1.10m
11:12AM0.68m
11:22PM0.99m
11:46AM0.62m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:04
 mm
1
2
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
2
5
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
15
14
15
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
17
15
Feels °C
17
17
16
16
15
13
12
14
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
16
13
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