Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.3° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 12AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)--
Afternoon (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (14 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.9
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
58
34
23
21
20
19
17
17
12
22
19
18
17
16
16
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SE
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNE
10
E
10
ENE
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-off
High Tide
4:53PM5.07m
5:00AM5.39m
5:35PM5.10m
5:42AM5.44m
6:16PM5.01m
Low Tide
11:04PM0.90m
11:31AM0.28m
11:44PM0.86m
12:12PM0.33m
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clear
clear
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:42
8:39
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
30
28
24
22
20
20
23
25
25
24
18
15
15
14
16
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
28
27
22
22
20
20
22
25
23
22
16
13
14
12
14
17
16
15
15
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