Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 7PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
109 | 91 | 72 | 48 | 46 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:12PM5.04m | 5:27AM5.13m | 6:04PM4.96m | 6:16AM5.09m | 6:58PM4.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07AM0.48m | 11:30PM0.83m | 11:58AM0.41m | 00:18AM0.96m | 12:49PM0.45m | 1:07AM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
4:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:24 | — | |
— | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | — | 9:47 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 5 | NNE 8 |
109 | 91 | 72 | 48 | 46 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NNE 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | NNE 8 | SE 4 |
— | — | 1 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | SE 5 | SSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SSW 2 | S 4 | — | SSE 3 | S 2 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 |
3 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 31 | — | — | 14 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 12 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 59 | 113 | 0 | 2 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 321 | 295 | 292 | 295 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 275 | 275 | 267 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 314 |
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