Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.4° C
1.1° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 1AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
523
475
430
354
280
224
171
120
93
79
53
50
35
34
22
21
16
23
35
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:15PM4.49m
8:21AM4.79m
9:04PM4.24m
9:11AM4.50m
9:56PM4.01m
Low Tide
2:05PM0.72m
2:14AM1.41m
2:51PM1.03m
2:59AM1.64m
3:40PM1.36m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:29
9:28
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
13
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
13
16
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
10
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
14
13
13
12
15
14
14
15
15
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