Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.2° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 7AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
8
0.9
SE
6
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.9
ESE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
N
9
0.3
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
49
33
32
22
20
47
104
83
41
29
21
18
22
38
22
13
21
20
19
17
17
6
22
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
High Tide
3:28AM4.94m
4:06PM4.94m
4:16AM5.21m
4:53PM5.07m
5:00AM5.39m
5:35PM5.10m
Low Tide
10:02AM0.61m
10:22PM1.03m
10:48AM0.38m
11:04PM0.90m
11:31AM0.28m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
5:37
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8:46
8:44
8:42
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
19
25
26
27
24
25
22
23
26
29
26
26
24
22
20
20
23
24
22
20
19
Feels °C
14
12
12
15
21
24
26
22
23
18
21
25
26
23
24
23
21
21
20
23
24
22
20
18
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