Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.9° 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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 4AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
54
91
109
112
101
84
79
62
44
31
23
25
21
19
11
11
10
17
178
264
270
235
202
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
5
NE
0
N
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:34AM4.86m
8:06PM4.40m
8:18AM4.70m
8:54PM4.24m
9:11AM4.49m
9:52PM4.10m
Low Tide
1:30AM1.29m
2:02PM1.02m
2:10AM1.42m
2:46PM1.22m
2:58AM1.58m
3:39PM1.45m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:00
8:59
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
20
20
22
20
18
17
17
19
17
18
17
15
15
14
13
13
14
17
17
15
Feels °C
15
15
15
16
20
20
23
19
17
15
15
15
10
11
10
8
10
9
9
10
11
15
16
11
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