Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
16.1° C
1.3° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)--
Afternoon (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
24
24
22
14
13
13
13
13
13
6
7
13
6
5
5
11
10
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
W
5
S
10
SW
20
W
15
W
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:34PM4.46m
4:40AM4.71m
5:09PM4.58m
5:14AM4.84m
5:41PM4.64m
Low Tide
10:43PM1.35m
11:05AM0.95m
11:16PM1.25m
11:39AM0.84m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:13
9:10
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
20
18
16
14
17
19
19
19
16
13
12
13
16
17
18
18
15
Feels °C
21
20
20
18
14
10
13
14
13
14
12
10
9
11
14
15
15
14
11
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