Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.3° C
1.0° 

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) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s 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 3PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
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 afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
120
101
79
53
50
34
29
20
19
21
21
30
44
57
78
81
127
114
60
41
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
0
WNW
5
WNW
10
N
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:21AM4.79m
9:04PM4.24m
9:11AM4.50m
9:56PM4.01m
10:07AM4.20m
Low Tide
2:51PM1.03m
2:59AM1.64m
3:40PM1.36m
3:51AM1.85m
4:35PM1.65m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:54
4:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:29
9:28
9:25
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
18
17
16
Feels °C
13
12
13
13
13
13
11
11
14
13
13
14
14
15
15
14
14
16
17
16
15
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