Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 12PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:23AM5.35m | 6:55PM4.84m | 7:03AM5.15m | 7:34PM4.60m | 7:44AM4.84m | 8:14PM4.34m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:51PM0.51m | 00:58AM1.07m | 1:29PM0.79m | 1:35AM1.28m | 2:07PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | SE 4 | N 11 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 316 | 316 | 316 | 314 | 375 | 376 | 375 | 277 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 314 | 376 | 423 | 423 | 419 | 419 | 429 | 509 | 1422 | 413 | 295 |
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