Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 10PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:18PM4.89m | 6:29AM5.21m | 6:54PM4.78m | 7:08AM5.05m | 7:35PM4.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.98m | 12:55PM0.78m | 1:03AM1.09m | 1:33PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
34 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 |
2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 13 | N 8 | — |
1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 |
— | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 318 | 318 | 318 | 109 | 59 | 413 | 487 | 509 | 509 | 240 | 332 | 316 | 275 | 275 | 276 | 292 | 363 | 375 | 295 |
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