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Whitley Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK
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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
11.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 6PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | N 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | |
6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 51 | 101 | 104 | 96 | 72 | 43 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 1:38PM4.35m | 2:17AM4.25m | 2:26PM4.42m | 2:56AM4.37m | 3:08PM4.47m | 3:32AM4.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45AM1.69m | 8:14PM1.19m | 8:32AM1.52m | 8:56PM1.17m | 9:13AM1.36m | 9:32PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | |
— | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | 9:30 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 43 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — |
6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 51 | 101 | 104 | 96 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 275 | 275 | 314 | 277 | 277 | 327 | 327 | 376 | 413 | 485 | 603 | 778 | 23 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 236 | 416 | 429 | 509 | 316 | 275 | 275 | 275 |
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