Whitley Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 25 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
7.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 3PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (25 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (25 Mar)8ft (2.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
!
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
N
1.2
NNW
1.4
N
1.4
N
2.4
NNE
3.5
N
3
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.2
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.6
NNE
Period(s) (?)6787911131313121212121212121212121211111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37151217205858298126222493239720711677126792371361258959859847734124717013386
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
30
WNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
0
W
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:34AM
4.30
8:15PM
4.20
8:42AM
4.02
9:43PM
3.92
10:09AM
3.89
11:21PM
3.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:55PM
1.38
2:33AM
1.79
3:15PM
1.61
4:04AM
2.06
4:58PM
1.63
5:47AM
2.04
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise5:56------5:54-------5:50-------5:48
Sunset---6:28-------6:30-------6:31----
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--11-----------1-1------
Temp. °C586653224667667897996453
Feels °C (?)-40-2-1-2-4-5-4-2144213462330-3-2-5
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