Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.7° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 4AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (23 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
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)
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.6
N
8
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.1
N
22
0.1
N
22
0.1
N
22
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
20
20
42
24
34
56
72
64
73
57
56
38
46
37
37
37
28
26
12
11
10
10
9
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
5
NE
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:51AM4.08m
2:29PM4.23m
2:34AM4.41m
3:06PM4.51m
3:10AM4.73m
3:38PM4.75m
Low Tide
8:20AM1.60m
8:40PM1.79m
8:59AM1.28m
9:15PM1.49m
9:34AM0.98m
9:47PM1.22m
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heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
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clear
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part cloud
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:02
7:00
6:58
 mm
2
11
2
Temp °C
18
16
17
12
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
16
18
18
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
18
15
16
9
9
11
12
10
9
10
10
8
12
14
14
13
12
12
14
13
10
11
11
10
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