Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.4° C
1.3° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 6AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (18 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
8
2.4
NNE
9
2.4
NNE
9
2.4
NNE
9
2.4
NNE
9
2
NNE
9
2
NNE
9
1.9
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
85
161
229
279
256
319
873
948
917
938
632
632
578
508
450
362
286
224
175
136
111
117
99
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
5
SSE
5
S
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:48AM5.21m
7:28PM4.72m
7:34AM5.04m
8:15PM4.49m
8:21AM4.79m
9:04PM4.24m
Low Tide
00:48AM1.03m
1:20PM0.48m
1:31AM1.20m
2:05PM0.72m
2:14AM1.41m
2:51PM1.03m
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clear
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cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:50
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:31
9:30
9:29
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Temp °C
11
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
10
13
14
15
15
14
15
14
13
15
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
7
6
9
9
11
12
12
13
12
11
12
12
12
11
12
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