Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
14.0°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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 7PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (01 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
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Friday
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Saturday
3
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
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
NE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
N
9
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
107
83
57
70
70
70
57
47
33
18
11
4
4
1
1
1
2
3
0
2
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:11PM4.75m
7:39AM4.74m
8:01PM4.48m
8:41AM4.37m
9:04PM4.20m
Low Tide
1:10PM1.09m
1:28AM1.17m
1:57PM1.47m
2:23AM1.43m
2:57PM1.86m
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Temp °C
15
17
17
15
14
14
13
12
13
18
19
18
15
13
13
11
11
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
12
13
12
11
11
10
9
8
9
14
14
13
13
11
11
8
7
9
9
9
9
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