Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.4° C
1.1° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 9AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
354
280
224
171
120
111
79
59
50
35
30
21
20
26
22
44
53
76
97
105
107
97
60
41
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
NW
5
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:21AM4.79m
9:04PM4.24m
9:11AM4.50m
9:56PM4.01m
10:07AM4.20m
Low Tide
2:14AM1.41m
2:51PM1.03m
2:59AM1.64m
3:40PM1.36m
3:51AM1.85m
4:35PM1.65m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:54
4:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:29
9:28
9:25
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
16
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
15
17
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
18
18
16
15
Feels °C
12
12
11
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
14
14
13
14
14
15
15
14
14
17
17
15
15
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