Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.4° C
1.1° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)--
Afternoon (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (21 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.5
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
20
21
26
36
67
140
120
86
62
59
59
62
60
64
51
51
52
50
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
SSE
5
E
0
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
NNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:56PM4.01m
10:07AM4.20m
10:54PM3.86m
11:12AM3.97m
Low Tide
3:40PM1.36m
3:51AM1.85m
4:35PM1.65m
4:54AM2.02m
5:39PM1.86m
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:28
9:25
9:24
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
18
16
16
15
15
15
15
18
19
19
20
20
Feels °C
14
15
14
15
16
14
15
18
15
15
15
15
15
15
18
18
16
18
19
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