Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s 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 2PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
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

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.9
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
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
40
28
19
17
31
51
34
23
14
20
19
17
17
12
22
19
18
17
16
16
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
SE
5
SSE
5
ESE
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
0
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:16AM5.21m
4:53PM5.07m
5:00AM5.39m
5:35PM5.10m
5:42AM5.44m
6:16PM5.01m
Low Tide
10:48AM0.38m
11:04PM0.90m
11:31AM0.28m
11:44PM0.86m
12:12PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
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
3
2
Temp °C
23
23
26
30
30
29
24
22
20
20
23
25
24
21
19
16
15
14
16
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
19
21
24
27
28
28
23
21
19
20
22
24
24
21
18
14
14
13
15
15
14
15
16
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