
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 11PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 9 | N 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | NW 3 | N 8 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 41 | 57 | 60 | 77 | 81 | 83 | 61 | 103 | 103 | 80 | 98 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:02PM4.23m | 1:33AM4.31m | 2:15PM4.45m | 2:35AM4.62m | 3:15PM4.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM1.67m | 8:10AM1.34m | 8:41PM1.47m | 9:11AM0.96m | 9:35PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 |
7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 13 | 41 | 57 | 60 | 77 | 81 | 83 | 61 | 103 | 103 | 80 | 75 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 12 | N 11 | — | N 10 | — | — | NNE 9 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 8 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | W 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 2 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 6 |
— | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 72 | 98 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1009 | 1298 | 363 | 332 | 332 | 327 | 332 | 375 | 379 | 376 | 60 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 415 | 127 | 113 |
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