
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 11AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (27 Oct) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:26AM5.41m | 3:49PM5.24m | 4:07AM5.41m | 4:28PM5.22m | 4:51AM5.27m | 5:10PM5.09m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50AM0.60m | 10:06PM0.72m | 10:29AM0.69m | 10:47PM0.73m | 11:11AM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
5 | 204 | 163 | 93 | 64 | 31 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 5 | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 |
198 | 17 | 28 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 930 | 930 | 872 | 954 | 1297 | 494 | 494 | 487 | 487 | 413 | 487 | 332 | 332 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 332 | 333 | 316 | 413 | 413 | 415 |
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