Whitley Bay Surf Break

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Issued: 12 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
13.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 8PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Afternoon (05 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Evening (05 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
4
2
2
8
6
6
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:21AM4.60m
7:57PM4.24m
8:02AM4.54m
8:42PM4.15m
8:50AM4.46m
9:33PM4.07m
Low Tide
1:51PM1.09m
1:59AM1.54m
2:34PM1.17m
2:42AM1.63m
3:22PM1.27m
3:33AM1.72m
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:33
4:35
4:35
4:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:45
9:45
9:44
9:43
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
17
18
18
18
17
16
18
19
18
19
19
18
17
17
19
21
22
22
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
15
13
15
16
16
16
13
12
15
15
15
16
17
16
14
14
15
17
18
17
14
14
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
4
1
2
8
6
6
5
5
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.7
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
Energy kJ
1
3
5
5
7
11
12
12
8
5
3
1
2
3
4
5
9
13
13
10
6
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
316
377
413
413
413
413
332
332
332
271
270
595
332
332
332
332
332
407
406
406
332
321
78
275
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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