Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 1AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | N 12 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NNE 10 | N 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | 97 | 83 | 69 | 52 | 28 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 49 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:06PM4.94m | 4:16AM5.21m | 4:53PM5.07m | 5:00AM5.39m | 5:35PM5.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22PM1.03m | 10:48AM0.38m | 11:04PM0.90m | 11:31AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | N 7 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NNE 10 |
19 | 49 | 51 | 41 | 40 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 21 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SE 5 | NNE 9 | N 9 | E 5 |
— | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | N 10 | NNE 9 | SE 5 | NNE 11 | SE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | 31 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 |
25 | 97 | 83 | 69 | 52 | — | — | 21 | 16 | 49 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 375 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 275 | 235 | 275 | 275 | 0 | 275 | 56 | 413 | 59 | 2 | 440 | 626 | 432 | 423 |
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