Whitley Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 08 May 2026 BST
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Whitley Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
9.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 6AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
4
1.5
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
5
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
12
1.4
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
30
29
28
28
27
27
16
16
16
29
126
124
181
147
112
92
47
29
24
24
25
46
106
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
ENE
0
NNE
15
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
ESE
10
SW
15
WNW
30
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
8:01AM4.01m
8:49PM3.76m
8:56AM3.85m
9:58PM3.67m
10:05AM3.79m
Low Tide
1:58AM1.85m
2:32PM1.59m
2:50AM2.04m
3:31PM1.70m
3:56AM2.15m
4:42PM1.71m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
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5:11
5:09
5:07
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8:52
8:54
8:57
1
2
3
2
11
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
13
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
7
9
11
12
6
4
5
6
9
10
10
10
10
10
6
3
0
-1
0
0
2
2
2
1
4
6
7
7
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
10
0.7
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NNE
12
0.2
E
5
Energy kJ
32
25
16
11
28
7
12
8
4
16
1
1
2
8
7
8
47
29
18
13
10
46
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
SE
5
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
ESE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
N
5
0.3
NNE
11
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
30
29
28
5
27
27
16
16
3
1
3
3
3
8
2
8
7
25
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
N
5
0.3
ESE
5
Energy kJ
14
13
24
24
4
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.5
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.5
NW
3
1.4
N
5
Energy kJ
27
40
18
13
17
29
126
124
181
147
112
92
14
15
9
4
106
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
101
2
2
52
5
52
271
270
394
407
407
407
275
407
407
582
39
39
2
52
2
2
7
90
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
5
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