
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 36 | 67 | 140 | 120 | 86 | 62 | 59 | 59 | 62 | 60 | 64 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:56PM4.01m | 10:07AM4.20m | 10:54PM3.86m | 11:12AM3.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40PM1.36m | 3:51AM1.85m | 4:35PM1.65m | 4:54AM2.02m | 5:39PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 |
18 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 36 | 67 | 140 | 120 | 86 | 62 | 59 | 59 | 62 | 60 | 64 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 50 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 |
3 | 6 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 653 | 997 | 997 | 1293 | 244 | 244 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1304 | 393 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 369 | 83 |
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