Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
16.3° C
1.4° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 9AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
15
14
12
13
12
5
5
5
10
11
11
12
18
32
86
163
193
208
218
232
212
153
129
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
5
NW
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
E
5
NE
15
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
6:20AM4.97m
6:48PM4.61m
6:55AM4.95m
7:25PM4.53m
7:34AM4.86m
8:06PM4.40m
Low Tide
00:21AM1.17m
12:47PM0.80m
00:54AM1.20m
1:23PM0.88m
1:30AM1.29m
2:02PM1.02m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:16
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:05
9:02
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
16
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
20
20
18
18
Feels °C
10
9
9
14
13
12
13
14
15
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
15
15
16
18
20
20
17
19
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