Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.7° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 6AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
30
30
30
30
20
20
21
22
23
24
35
34
41
43
32
30
27
27
20
19
6
7
3
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
0
NW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
WNW
10
NW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:20AM5.22m
5:45PM4.93m
5:53AM5.26m
6:18PM4.89m
6:29AM5.21m
6:54PM4.78m
Low Tide
11:22PM0.99m
11:46AM0.62m
11:53PM0.95m
12:19PM0.65m
00:27AM0.98m
12:55PM0.78m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:09
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8:04
8:01
7:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
17
19
18
16
15
15
14
16
17
20
17
15
13
13
14
17
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
15
14
14
14
16
18
18
17
14
15
12
13
14
17
12
10
8
10
11
13
14
14
15
15
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