Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 1PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | 52 | 53 | 69 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 100 | 110 | 92 | 73 | 75 | 108 | 80 | 100 | 104 | 73 | 60 | 59 | 47 | 26 | 11 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:42AM4.64m | 4:10PM4.63m | 4:15AM4.88m | 4:42PM4.79m | 4:47AM5.08m | 5:13PM4.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07AM1.03m | 10:19PM1.27m | 10:40AM0.82m | 10:50PM1.10m | 11:12AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SE 6 |
64 | 52 | — | — | — | 92 | 92 | 100 | 110 | 92 | 73 | 75 | 108 | 62 | 100 | 104 | 73 | 60 | 59 | 47 | 26 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | N 5 | N 5 | SE 5 | ENE 7 |
1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 36 | 80 | 37 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | N 5 | NNE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — |
— | — | 53 | 69 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 16 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 314 | 314 | 277 | 277 | 327 | 134 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 292 | 292 | 375 |
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