Whitley Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 10 Apr 2026 BST
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Whitley Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
7.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 4AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (10 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.9
ESE
1.4
SE
1.6
SE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.9
SE
1.2
SE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)677887745698788777788777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17333842282726251031493325023016513411722200312798
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
15
WNW
5
SE
20
ESE
30
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
W
20
SW
25
SSW
30
S
40
S
35
S
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:10PM
3.65
9:25AM
3.65
10:35PM
3.51
10:52AM
3.56
12:05AM
3.59
12:15PM
3.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:12AM
2.16
3:57PM
1.96
4:35AM
2.32
5:29PM
1.96
6:12AM
2.25
6:51PM
1.75
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise---6:16-------6:13-------6:11----
Sunset-------7:59-------8:00-------8:02
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------42----1-----
Temp. °C66546887777736987777910119
Feels °C (?)-1-3-3-3041-1-1-2-11-3120-3-1-1-11232
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