
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 7AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | SE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | 49 | 33 | 32 | 22 | 20 | 47 | 104 | 83 | 41 | 29 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 38 | 22 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 3:28AM4.94m | 4:06PM4.94m | 4:16AM5.21m | 4:53PM5.07m | 5:00AM5.39m | 5:35PM5.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02AM0.61m | 10:22PM1.03m | 10:48AM0.38m | 11:04PM0.90m | 11:31AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | N 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | N 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | N 9 | NNE 10 |
66 | 49 | 38 | 36 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 51 | 51 | 41 | 29 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 5 | E 4 |
53 | — | 33 | 32 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 7 | NE 11 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 3 |
104 | 47 | 69 | 57 | 22 | 20 | 47 | 104 | 83 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 38 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 88 | 197 | 88 | 66 | 66 | 43 | 52 | 0 | 66 | 52 | 235 | 275 | 275 | 52 | 276 | 175 | 413 | 367 | 421 | 519 | 421 | 432 | 423 |
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