Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.5°C
1.2° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (07 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (07 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the N by Wed morning).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.8
WNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
20
22
22
23
25
26
15
15
14
14
7
6
6
6
1
1
1
0
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:09AM4.05m
1:06PM4.18m
1:25AM4.32m
2:15PM4.46m
Low Tide
6:06PM2.04m
6:52AM1.64m
7:33PM1.88m
8:07AM1.28m
8:35PM1.59m
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:44
7:42
 mm
5
1
4
1
Temp °C
19
21
19
18
19
17
16
17
19
17
16
15
12
12
13
14
16
14
13
Feels °C
17
19
17
15
17
15
12
14
15
13
11
9
7
7
8
8
9
7
6
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