Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
13.8°C
1.4° 

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 (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) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 12AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (09 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
51
39
43
43
48
47
64
45
43
42
46
48
47
50
34
41
42
42
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
SW
20
S
25
S
15
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
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
High Tide
2:52PM4.75m
2:56AM5.03m
3:32PM4.94m
3:37AM5.23m
4:08PM5.05m
Low Tide
9:05PM1.35m
9:29AM0.68m
9:44PM1.13m
10:07AM0.59m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:24
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6:24
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6:22
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6:20
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5
2
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1
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Temp °C
12
11
9
9
12
15
16
15
14
11
10
11
11
11
10
12
12
10
9
Feels °C
7
7
5
3
9
11
12
9
8
4
3
5
3
2
3
4
4
2
1
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