Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.2° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 1AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
8
1.1
SE
6
0.6
N
8
0.8
SE
6
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.7
SE
5
1.2
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.3
NNE
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
75
83
49
49
33
32
23
27
92
104
83
41
10
28
19
17
21
23
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
15
E
10
E
10
N
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:15PM4.71m
3:28AM4.94m
4:06PM4.94m
4:16AM5.21m
4:53PM5.07m
Low Tide
9:35PM1.23m
10:02AM0.61m
10:22PM1.03m
10:48AM0.38m
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5:33
5:35
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8:49
8:46
8:44
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Temp °C
21
21
20
18
17
16
19
26
27
27
26
24
22
23
25
28
25
24
24
Feels °C
17
18
16
14
12
12
15
22
25
25
24
22
18
20
24
25
23
22
23
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