Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.4°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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 6PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
37
29
39
38
28
30
30
30
30
22
22
21
24
24
38
38
49
48
33
31
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
NW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SW
5
SE
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:13PM4.89m
5:20AM5.22m
5:45PM4.93m
5:53AM5.26m
6:18PM4.89m
Low Tide
11:12AM0.68m
11:22PM0.99m
11:46AM0.62m
11:53PM0.95m
12:19PM0.65m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:04
8:01
 mm
1
2
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
17
18
17
16
14
14
13
16
19
18
16
14
Feels °C
16
17
15
14
14
14
13
15
14
17
18
18
16
13
13
10
13
15
12
10
9
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