Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 2PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 31 | 51 | 34 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:16AM5.21m | 4:53PM5.07m | 5:00AM5.39m | 5:35PM5.10m | 5:42AM5.44m | 6:16PM5.01m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48AM0.38m | 11:04PM0.90m | 11:31AM0.28m | 11:44PM0.86m | 12:12PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 4 |
40 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 34 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | ESE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 9 |
10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 12 | N 11 | N 8 | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | 31 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 275 | 275 | 66 | 275 | 2 | 235 | 52 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 440 | 778 | 612 | 612 | 602 | 423 | 423 | 568 | 820 | 960 | 363 | 332 |
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