
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 12AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 62 | 106 | 89 | 99 | 122 | 116 | 67 | 48 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 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 | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:53PM4.70m | 7:08AM4.78m | 7:28PM4.45m | 7:47AM4.41m | 8:07PM4.17m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00AM1.22m | 1:23PM1.30m | 1:36AM1.48m | 1:58PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 6 | N 10 | N 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 62 | 106 | 89 | 99 | 122 | 116 | 67 | 48 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 10 | SE 6 | SE 5 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | — | — | N 10 |
9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | N 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — |
1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 778 | 877 | 433 | 415 | 423 | 367 | 267 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 874 | 778 | 778 | 778 |
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