Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.4° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 12AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.5
N
6
0.8
NNE
7
1
N
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
8
8
7
7
19
62
106
89
99
122
116
67
48
30
19
19
11
Wind (km/h)
30
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
10
NW
0
E
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:53PM4.70m
7:08AM4.78m
7:28PM4.45m
7:47AM4.41m
8:07PM4.17m
Low Tide
1:00AM1.22m
1:23PM1.30m
1:36AM1.48m
1:58PM1.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:23
7:21
7:19
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
14
13
12
12
14
15
16
15
14
15
15
14
14
16
15
14
12
Feels °C
11
12
10
9
8
8
12
14
14
11
10
10
11
10
9
9
9
8
6
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