Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.1° C
1.2° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 12AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
1
NE
6
1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
68
77
97
97
105
102
99
114
114
97
91
75
73
66
61
47
43
31
30
22
28
21
30
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:17PM4.57m
2:44AM4.67m
3:17PM4.76m
3:37AM4.92m
4:13PM4.93m
4:27AM5.12m
Low Tide
8:45PM1.21m
9:15AM0.97m
9:41PM1.07m
10:10AM0.66m
10:32PM0.96m
11:00AM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:43
4:43
4:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:38
9:37
9:37
9:36
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
16
17
Feels °C
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
15
15
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