Whitley Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 BST
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Whitley Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
9.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 1PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (29 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.4
NNE
8
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
40
39
39
25
26
24
23
23
20
25
44
65
81
92
83
37
37
30
30
36
34
34
23
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SW
10
W
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:52AM4.45m
2:57PM4.70m
3:29AM4.58m
3:36PM4.80m
4:02AM4.68m
4:12PM4.83m
Low Tide
9:05AM1.33m
9:28PM0.82m
9:41AM1.15m
10:02PM0.80m
10:15AM1.03m
10:34PM0.83m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:31
5:28
5:26
5:24
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8:36
8:37
8:39
8:42
Temp °C
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
9
11
11
10
10
9
8
9
12
16
17
18
16
14
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
5
3
5
6
5
4
5
6
5
5
8
12
13
15
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.7
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
5
Energy kJ
45
40
39
25
25
24
23
15
14
20
13
13
12
12
6
34
37
37
30
1
1
1
34
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
N
9
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.6
E
5
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
8
8
13
39
2
1
23
22
13
21
4
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
NNE
8
Energy kJ
5
5
5
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
Energy kJ
9
23
24
26
24
23
25
44
65
81
92
83
30
36
34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
39
275
275
275
314
267
275
275
275
275
314
413
343
325
113
0
52
66
219
316
275
59
66
240
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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