Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.7° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 8PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (22 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.7
N
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
50
34
33
33
20
20
20
11
23
54
66
57
60
50
51
41
29
37
41
28
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:45PM3.94m
1:51AM4.08m
2:29PM4.23m
2:34AM4.41m
3:06PM4.51m
Low Tide
7:30AM1.92m
7:57PM2.10m
8:20AM1.60m
8:40PM1.79m
8:59AM1.28m
9:15PM1.49m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:52
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7:06
7:02
7:00
 mm
1
1
4
Temp °C
18
21
22
21
19
17
17
17
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
16
19
18
16
Feels °C
18
21
22
21
19
17
16
16
7
10
10
11
12
10
10
8
8
12
15
15
13
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