
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 5PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 6 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | N 9 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
44 | 34 | 45 | 52 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 54 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:14PM5.04m | 5:27AM5.15m | 5:46PM4.93m | 6:02AM4.92m | 6:18PM4.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14AM0.72m | 11:25PM0.95m | 11:45AM0.92m | 11:58PM1.05m | 12:16PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SE 6 | NNE 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | N 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 |
44 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 73 | 14 | 83 | 85 | 70 | 54 | 35 | 20 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 8 | ENE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | N 9 | NW 4 | SE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | N 9 | N 9 | — |
9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | N 10 | E 7 | SE 5 | N 10 | E 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 2 | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
21 | 34 | 45 | 52 | 128 | 75 | 145 | 167 | — | 3 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 310 | 127 | 113 | 139 | 395 | 60 | 60 | 332 | 2 | 236 | 240 | 219 | 332 | 235 | 292 | 332 | 416 | 593 | 593 | 487 | 406 |
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