Whitley Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 22 Mar 2026 GMT
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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 8AM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (23 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (23 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
N
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
N
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.5
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
1.4
NNW
1.9
N
Period(s) (?)18191919184447121212111111111010106191058
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)614151462214151414252424231110101672111454
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
0
W
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
40
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:57AM
4.87
6:17PM
4.99
6:42AM
4.61
7:10PM
4.61
7:34AM
4.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:56PM
0.62
12:10PM
0.84
12:39AM
0.96
12:57PM
1.09
1:29AM
1.38
1:55PM
1.38
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----6:01------5:58-------5:56----
Sunset-------6:23-------6:25-------6:28
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------1331----1-
Temp. °C9766681199111012121210865335886
Feels °C (?)4223446325367763-1-3-6-6-5-1-1-3
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