Whitley Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 27 Apr 2026 BST
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Whitley Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
8.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 9AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (28 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (28 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.7
E
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
1
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
218
161
118
104
102
75
74
72
68
47
46
45
40
39
32
34
35
34
31
42
33
62
93
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:20PM4.30m
2:10AM4.28m
2:12PM4.52m
2:52AM4.45m
2:57PM4.70m
3:29AM4.58m
Low Tide
8:02PM1.07m
8:23AM1.56m
8:49PM0.91m
9:05AM1.33m
9:28PM0.82m
9:41AM1.15m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:33
5:31
5:28
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8:31
8:34
8:36
8:37
Temp °C
11
9
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
7
5
5
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.7
ESE
5
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Energy kJ
167
218
161
118
104
102
75
74
72
68
47
46
45
40
39
25
25
24
23
23
28
13
13
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
9
7
8
6
1
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
Energy kJ
2
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
1
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
Energy kJ
13
10
8
13
11
10
10
10
10
7
9
20
32
34
35
34
31
42
33
62
93
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
4
2
2
3
4
Distance (km)
4
4
4
295
292
292
292
314
276
276
275
39
56
275
275
275
275
270
275
314
275
275
314
366
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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