Whitley Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 BST
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Whitley Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
9.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 6AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (05 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
N
5
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.5
ESE
5
0.3
N
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
19
11
8
18
28
40
93
84
42
24
26
40
57
40
17
15
12
14
14
40
38
52
45
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:07AM4.56m
6:30PM4.35m
6:41AM4.39m
7:09PM4.14m
7:17AM4.20m
7:54PM3.94m
Low Tide
00:05AM1.20m
12:26PM1.12m
00:38AM1.40m
1:02PM1.26m
1:15AM1.62m
1:43PM1.43m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:18
5:16
5:13
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8:47
8:49
8:51
Temp °C
8
7
7
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
8
11
11
12
10
4
2
2
5
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
5
5
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
Energy kJ
19
19
11
6
14
25
16
16
84
42
22
13
40
57
40
11
11
8
7
14
40
38
35
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.4
N
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
5
0.6
E
5
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.2
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
NNE
11
Energy kJ
1
1
27
15
24
26
9
18
17
15
6
14
3
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.1
E
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
6
6
10
7
7
1
4
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
N
5
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
8
18
28
40
93
26
18
20
21
19
18
1
1
12
8
10
11
35
52
45
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
332
460
367
90
443
443
276
275
275
277
277
292
297
325
83
59
68
110
110
382
68
316
158
113
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
6
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