Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.8° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 1PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
44
44
33
34
34
34
34
22
22
15
15
8
8
4
5
5
5
4
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
0
NNW
0
SW
5
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
SW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:12AM3.97m
11:57PM3.80m
12:22PM3.85m
1:01AM3.85m
1:29PM3.86m
Low Tide
4:54AM2.02m
5:39PM1.86m
6:11AM2.07m
6:50PM1.95m
7:27AM1.97m
7:54PM1.92m
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clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:58
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:24
9:22
9:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
16
18
18
19
19
19
16
14
13
17
19
20
20
17
14
15
15
16
16
21
20
17
Feels °C
16
17
18
17
17
17
19
13
11
9
13
14
15
16
14
12
11
10
11
11
16
17
13
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