Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.8° 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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 8AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.7
E
4
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
10
11
11
12
13
14
20
50
88
132
144
150
130
107
82
66
50
48
47
35
35
34
29
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
0
SSE
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:55AM4.95m
7:25PM4.53m
7:34AM4.86m
8:06PM4.40m
8:18AM4.70m
8:54PM4.24m
Low Tide
00:54AM1.20m
1:23PM0.88m
1:30AM1.29m
2:02PM1.02m
2:10AM1.42m
2:46PM1.22m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:02
9:00
 mm
2
3
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
18
21
21
21
19
18
17
17
19
20
20
16
16
Feels °C
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
15
18
20
21
22
19
17
15
14
15
15
13
10
11
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