Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
14.1°C
1.2° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 6PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
157
169
228
238
228
197
125
133
105
81
57
48
44
31
26
17
16
10
8
4
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:29PM4.97m
6:49AM5.07m
7:11PM4.75m
7:39AM4.74m
8:01PM4.48m
Low Tide
12:29PM0.80m
00:43AM0.96m
1:10PM1.09m
1:28AM1.17m
1:57PM1.47m
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:05
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7:07
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6:45
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6:43
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6:39
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1
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Temp °C
17
16
21
20
18
16
14
14
14
17
17
15
13
14
13
12
14
18
19
18
17
Feels °C
15
16
18
17
15
13
11
11
11
14
12
11
10
10
9
7
9
14
15
13
12
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