Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 11AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (19 Jul)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (19 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNE
9
2.5
NNE
9
2.1
NNE
9
1.9
NNE
9
1.8
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
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1012
969
629
562
523
486
430
354
286
230
175
130
88
81
70
57
47
37
37
28
26
31
30
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
10
NE
0
ESE
5
S
5
W
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:34AM5.04m
8:15PM4.49m
8:21AM4.79m
9:04PM4.24m
9:11AM4.50m
9:56PM4.01m
Low Tide
1:31AM1.20m
2:05PM0.72m
2:14AM1.41m
2:51PM1.03m
2:59AM1.64m
3:40PM1.36m
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clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:52
4:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:29
9:28
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Temp °C
11
11
12
13
14
15
14
14
14
13
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
15
18
18
16
17
Feels °C
6
7
7
8
10
13
13
12
13
11
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
14
16
16
15
16
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