
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 12PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 61 | 135 | 170 | 206 | 202 | 200 | 214 | 186 | 157 | 193 | 197 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:51AM5.40m | 5:16PM5.13m | 5:28AM5.42m | 5:51PM5.10m | 6:07AM5.31m | 6:29PM4.97m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16AM0.54m | 11:27PM0.80m | 11:52AM0.61m | 00:03AM0.83m | 12:29PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
22 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 135 | 186 | 157 | 193 | 197 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | N 13 | E 6 | SE 5 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | E 6 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | ENE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 36 | 88 | 73 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | E 7 | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | — | SE 7 | SW 3 | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 61 | 135 | 170 | 206 | 202 | 200 | 214 | — | 124 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 197 | 316 | 240 | 316 | 316 | 325 | 325 | 376 | 423 | 447 | 447 | 447 | 595 | 724 | 142 | 561 | 332 | 874 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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