Whitley Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 BST
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Whitley Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
11.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (31 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 9PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 31). An 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)--
Afternoon (31 May)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (31 May)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
16
13
24
22
21
20
13
10
10
10
10
10
4
4
4
4
5
10
10
13
22
22
21
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:25PM4.48m
4:40AM4.60m
5:03PM4.45m
5:14AM4.60m
5:39PM4.38m
5:48AM4.54m
Low Tide
10:39PM1.20m
11:01AM1.08m
11:13PM1.25m
11:37AM1.07m
11:47PM1.34m
12:12PM1.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:33
4:33
4:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:32
9:34
9:35
1
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
15
13
13
12
12
14
17
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
12
11
12
15
14
13
13
12
11
11
9
9
11
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
14
12
10
9
10
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
18
16
13
24
22
21
20
10
10
10
7
5
5
5
6
6
8
17
18
8
13
22
22
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
Energy kJ
13
6
6
10
10
10
4
4
4
4
5
10
10
7
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
9
Energy kJ
2
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SSE
3
Energy kJ
1
2
3
1
1
3
3
4
16
10
1
1
1
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
318
422
413
275
275
276
295
314
275
276
321
366
240
240
318
275
318
443
422
377
318
318
321
416
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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