Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 8AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 104 | 113 | 94 | 92 | 73 | 77 | 64 | 123 | 91 | 100 | 71 | 50 | 30 | 21 | 34 | 49 | 96 | 87 | 55 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 33 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:15AM4.88m | 4:42PM4.79m | 4:47AM5.08m | 5:13PM4.89m | 5:20AM5.22m | 5:45PM4.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19PM1.27m | 10:40AM0.82m | 10:50PM1.10m | 11:12AM0.68m | 11:22PM0.99m | 11:46AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | N 6 | N 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 104 | 113 | 94 | 92 | 73 | 77 | 64 | 123 | 91 | 100 | 71 | 50 | 30 | 21 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 33 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 45 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 5 | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | SE 6 | — | SE 4 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 49 | 96 | 87 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 240 | 436 | 375 | 375 | 318 | 88 | 2 | 2 | 66 | 68 | 295 | 59 |
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