Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.9° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 8PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
1.3
NNW
5
1.9
N
7
1.9
N
8
2
N
8
1.7
N
7
1.2
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
1
1
1
1
74
389
419
453
303
139
93
70
51
39
29
30
23
24
26
15
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:15PM4.46m
2:25AM4.67m
3:08PM4.75m
3:15AM5.02m
3:53PM4.98m
Low Tide
8:07AM1.28m
8:35PM1.59m
9:02AM0.89m
9:24PM1.29m
9:49AM0.59m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:38
7:37
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
15
17
15
14
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
14
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
8
9
11
9
8
7
7
7
8
10
12
11
11
11
9
9
9
11
12
12
12
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