Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 8PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
92 | 73 | 77 | 93 | 107 | 122 | 111 | 86 | 55 | 40 | 58 | 58 | 83 | 41 | 29 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:42PM4.79m | 4:47AM5.08m | 5:13PM4.89m | 5:20AM5.22m | 5:45PM4.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40AM0.82m | 10:50PM1.10m | 11:12AM0.68m | 11:22PM0.99m | 11:46AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | SE 4 | NNE 6 |
92 | 73 | 77 | 93 | 107 | 122 | 111 | 86 | 55 | 40 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 41 | 29 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | E 7 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 3 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | N 8 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | N 9 |
1 | 1 | 18 | 43 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | — | N 5 | — | — | N 9 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 5 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | SE 5 | N 9 | E 6 | SE 6 | NE 8 | — |
— | — | 1 | — | 13 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 4 | — | W 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
— | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 73 | 59 | 59 | 68 | 175 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 366 | 314 | 314 |
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