
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 10PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | W 5 | ESE 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 55 | 103 | 162 | 150 | 84 | 78 | 92 | 57 | 38 | 35 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:02PM4.77m | 3:09AM5.06m | 3:37PM5.00m | 3:47AM5.29m | 4:12PM5.16m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12PM1.26m | 9:35AM0.77m | 9:49PM1.00m | 10:12AM0.63m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 |
Feels °C | 0 | 4 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
35 | 215 | 125 | 65 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 36 | 55 | 103 | 162 | 150 | 84 | 78 | 92 | 57 | 38 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | E 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 10 | — | — | N 8 | — |
16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 74 | 43 | 75 | — | — | 35 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | NE 8 | N 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
170 | 18 | 92 | 120 | 144 | 140 | 239 | 259 | 266 | 155 | 69 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 59 | 80 | 99 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 919 | 413 | 447 | 423 | 919 | 874 | 919 | 930 | 778 | 496 | 561 | 355 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 415 | 349 | 167 | 423 |
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