
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 11AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 5 | 24 | 47 | 81 | 170 | 194 | 194 | 170 | 170 | 223 | 186 | 145 | 123 | 176 | 169 | 176 | 137 | 105 | 88 | 81 | 57 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:28AM5.42m | 5:51PM5.10m | 6:07AM5.31m | 6:29PM4.97m | 6:49AM5.07m | 7:11PM4.75m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM0.61m | 00:03AM0.83m | 12:29PM0.80m | 00:43AM0.96m | 1:10PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 131 | 186 | 145 | 105 | 176 | 169 | 176 | 137 | 105 | 88 | 81 | 57 | 56 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 70 | 123 | 32 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | E 7 | SE 5 | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | 9 | — | — | 14 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 |
3 | 5 | 24 | 47 | 81 | 170 | 194 | 194 | 170 | 170 | 223 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 325 | 423 | 447 | 447 | 447 | 599 | 877 | 603 | 489 | 332 | 113 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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