Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.0° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 12PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
4
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
20
31
29
27
26
26
25
59
59
57
54
38
33
33
20
20
20
20
22
122
146
180
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
SE
0
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
20
N
20
N
30
N
20
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:43PM3.69m
00:56AM3.80m
1:45PM3.94m
1:51AM4.08m
2:29PM4.23m
Low Tide
6:13AM2.17m
6:56PM2.36m
7:30AM1.92m
7:57PM2.10m
8:20AM1.60m
8:40PM1.79m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:06
7:02
 mm
3
8
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
16
18
17
16
17
18
18
18
21
21
21
18
18
17
17
13
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
12
12
11
14
16
16
15
16
18
17
18
21
21
22
18
18
17
16
10
7
5
6
8
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