Whitley Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 04 May 2026 BST
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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
9.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 11AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
21
21
14
13
6
10
19
19
11
12
12
59
60
60
36
41
57
57
42
42
41
36
40
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
SW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
S
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:36AM4.67m
5:55PM4.53m
6:07AM4.56m
6:30PM4.35m
6:41AM4.39m
7:09PM4.14m
Low Tide
11:52AM1.01m
00:05AM1.20m
12:26PM1.12m
00:38AM1.40m
1:02PM1.26m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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5:20
5:18
5:16
5:13
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8:45
8:47
8:49
8:51
1
Temp °C
7
7
9
13
14
14
12
9
7
7
9
10
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
7
10
11
11
8
5
2
3
6
6
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNE
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
7
Energy kJ
30
21
21
14
13
5
10
19
19
11
12
12
15
16
16
13
26
57
57
42
42
41
26
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.4
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.2
N
9
Energy kJ
11
7
7
4
6
6
3
1
1
1
25
26
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
5
5
5
2
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.6
NNE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
Energy kJ
8
1
2
1
10
59
60
60
36
41
33
24
22
22
24
36
40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
59
377
568
441
415
363
332
295
569
568
568
443
443
275
314
275
292
277
325
325
295
83
59
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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