Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.4° C
1.3° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 9AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
2
NNE
8
2.3
NNE
9
2.1
NNE
9
2.1
NNE
10
2
NNE
10
2
NNE
10
2
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
4
16
35
56
53
55
45
53
94
210
301
279
294
476
821
707
804
756
756
703
553
450
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
S
Wind State
cross
cross
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-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
6:02AM5.28m
6:41PM4.91m
6:48AM5.21m
7:28PM4.72m
7:34AM5.04m
8:15PM4.49m
Low Tide
12:34PM0.33m
00:48AM1.03m
1:20PM0.48m
1:31AM1.20m
2:05PM0.72m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:48
4:50
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:34
9:31
9:30
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
12
11
10
10
13
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
10
9
10
10
10
11
10
10
9
10
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
9
11
11
12
13
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