Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.6° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 12PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (11 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (11 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
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)
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
W
2
0.2
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:59AM5.29m
4:33PM5.10m
4:39AM5.44m
5:10PM5.13m
5:17AM5.46m
5:45PM5.06m
Low Tide
10:30AM0.41m
10:43PM0.90m
11:08AM0.37m
11:18PM0.84m
11:44AM0.47m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:34
7:30
7:29
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
18
18
17
14
13
12
13
15
16
18
19
17
17
16
14
14
14
14
15
15
Feels °C
10
10
11
15
16
15
11
11
8
8
11
13
16
18
16
16
15
13
13
13
12
13
13
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