Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.1° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 2PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
1
N
7
1.2
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.8
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.8
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
21
29
32
31
31
42
43
112
81
94
192
285
270
367
424
395
561
536
486
385
322
291
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
N
5
N
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:27AM4.48m
8:59PM4.07m
9:18AM4.12m
9:52PM3.84m
10:22AM3.81m
Low Tide
2:14AM1.54m
2:46PM1.51m
2:58AM1.81m
3:32PM1.86m
3:55AM2.06m
4:34PM2.14m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:48
5:50
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8:30
8:28
8:25
 mm
1
1
1
7
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
16
19
19
17
16
15
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
12
13
13
13
14
13
Feels °C
13
12
14
18
17
16
15
14
11
8
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
8
8
10
12
11
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