Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.9° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 9PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)--
Afternoon (02 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
1
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
9
0.7
E
4
0.8
ESE
5
1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
5
5
5
10
11
11
12
13
18
36
76
115
220
205
214
191
135
117
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
S
10
E
10
E
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
6:48PM4.61m
6:55AM4.95m
7:25PM4.53m
7:34AM4.86m
8:06PM4.40m
Low Tide
00:54AM1.20m
1:23PM0.88m
1:30AM1.29m
2:02PM1.02m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:05
9:02
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
12
13
14
15
15
13
12
13
15
13
14
14
14
15
17
20
20
20
19
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