Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 2PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
7
1
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
7
1.7
N
6
1.8
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.8
N
8
1.6
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
120
78
214
225
293
278
397
300
570
629
523
418
306
277
250
298
336
344
336
304
295
257
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
N
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
off
High Tide
9:18AM4.12m
9:52PM3.84m
10:22AM3.81m
11:02PM3.69m
11:46AM3.65m
Low Tide
2:58AM1.81m
3:32PM1.86m
3:55AM2.06m
4:34PM2.14m
5:18AM2.19m
6:03PM2.28m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:25
8:23
 mm
3
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
15
14
13
12
11
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
13
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
10
9
10
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
8
9
10
10
10
9
9
11
15
13
14
14
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