Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 2AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
77 | 93 | 107 | 122 | 111 | 105 | 55 | 37 | 29 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:42PM4.79m | 4:47AM5.08m | 5:13PM4.89m | 5:20AM5.22m | 5:45PM4.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50PM1.10m | 11:12AM0.68m | 11:22PM0.99m | 11:46AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | ESE 4 |
77 | 93 | 107 | 122 | 111 | 105 | 55 | 37 | 29 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 7 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 3 | E 3 | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | NNE 6 |
18 | 43 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | E 7 | — | — | N 9 | SE 5 | — | — | E 5 | S 6 | — | ENE 6 | SE 5 | SE 7 | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | NE 8 |
1 | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | W 2 | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 2 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 433 | 443 | 285 | 318 | 376 | 375 | 376 | 295 | 295 | 314 | 295 |
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