Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 2PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
113 | 94 | 92 | 73 | 77 | 93 | 146 | 130 | 105 | 100 | 51 | 35 | 47 | 45 | 33 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:15AM4.88m | 4:42PM4.79m | 4:47AM5.08m | 5:13PM4.89m | 5:20AM5.22m | 5:45PM4.93m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40AM0.82m | 10:50PM1.10m | 11:12AM0.68m | 11:22PM0.99m | 11:46AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ESE 5 |
113 | 94 | 92 | 73 | 77 | 93 | 146 | 130 | 105 | 100 | 51 | 35 | 47 | 45 | 33 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 4 | SE 7 | SE 6 | NE 8 | NNE 6 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | N 7 | — | N 9 | SE 5 | — | — | S 6 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 5 | NE 8 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 238 | 375 | 375 | 376 | 376 | 366 | 367 | 314 |
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