Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.9° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 9PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (21 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.4
E
8
1
E
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
8
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
488
382
331
234
115
70
42
37
24
26
48
50
86
78
56
34
123
102
76
195
281
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
20
WSW
10
SW
10
S
15
SE
25
ESE
35
E
15
SSE
5
S
25
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
1:01PM3.94m
1:04AM4.10m
1:47PM4.22m
1:50AM4.43m
2:26PM4.50m
Low Tide
7:08PM2.18m
7:34AM1.62m
7:55PM1.87m
8:18AM1.30m
8:35PM1.55m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:46
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7:48
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7:50
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5:52
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5:51
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5:49
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1
1
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4
5
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
12
11
9
8
8
7
8
11
12
10
9
10
11
10
11
11
10
6
7
Feels °C
7
8
8
7
1
-1
-1
-1
0
4
7
7
6
6
5
3
8
10
4
-3
-2
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