Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.2° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s 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 1AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
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 Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
5
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
1
SE
5
0.1
N
12
0.7
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.3
NNE
10
0.4
N
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
97
83
69
52
28
19
21
16
49
3
23
14
20
31
17
17
12
22
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
4:06PM4.94m
4:16AM5.21m
4:53PM5.07m
5:00AM5.39m
5:35PM5.10m
Low Tide
10:22PM1.03m
10:48AM0.38m
11:04PM0.90m
11:31AM0.28m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:46
8:44
8:42
 mm
Temp °C
25
24
24
23
22
23
26
30
28
28
25
22
20
19
23
26
25
22
18
Feels °C
22
22
22
20
18
21
24
27
26
28
24
21
19
18
22
25
22
22
17
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