Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 5PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:55PM4.84m | 7:03AM5.15m | 7:34PM4.60m | 7:44AM4.84m | 8:14PM4.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:51PM0.51m | 00:58AM1.07m | 1:29PM0.79m | 1:35AM1.28m | 2:07PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | N 8 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | NE 6 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 316 | 363 | 375 | 327 | 327 | 277 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 314 | 314 | 415 | 423 | 423 | 419 | 419 | 318 | 1477 | 422 | 297 |
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