Whitley Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 30 Mar 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
7.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 9PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)--
Afternoon (30 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NNW
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
N
1.4
N
1.7
N
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
Period(s) (?)699998888888777776667888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47382525386948464545432928271799442178329308244
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:40PM
4.61
3:21AM
4.60
3:24PM
4.88
3:58AM
4.76
4:03PM
5.06
4:32AM
4.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:16PM
0.78
9:33AM
1.23
9:56PM
0.60
10:08AM
1.03
10:31PM
0.52
10:41AM
0.89
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise-----6:41-------6:39-------6:35--
Sunset-7:37-------7:38-------7:40------
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------11-1-
Temp. °C111077891114151412121211111414131064556
Feels °C (?)551246891210999881111950-3-101
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