
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 10AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
194 | 206 | 212 | 208 | 169 | 228 | 238 | 262 | 165 | 125 | 119 | 91 | 64 | 57 | 61 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:07AM5.31m | 6:29PM4.97m | 6:49AM5.07m | 7:11PM4.75m | 7:39AM4.74m | 8:01PM4.48m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:29PM0.80m | 00:43AM0.96m | 1:10PM1.09m | 1:28AM1.17m | 1:57PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SE 5 |
2 | 2 | 212 | 208 | 169 | 228 | 238 | 262 | 165 | 125 | 119 | 91 | 64 | 57 | 61 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 10 | NE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SSE 5 | E 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | ENE 6 |
— | — | 2 | 70 | 76 | 65 | 40 | 53 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 13 | — | — | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | SSW 2 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSW 3 | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SW 3 |
194 | 206 | 112 | 98 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 491 | 355 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 139 | 297 | 316 | 316 | 340 | 332 | 381 | 236 |
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