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Whitley Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK
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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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 3AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | |
3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:07AM4.56m | 4:25PM4.48m | 4:40AM4.60m | 5:03PM4.45m | 5:14AM4.60m | 5:39PM4.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM1.17m | 10:27AM1.13m | 10:39PM1.20m | 11:01AM1.08m | 11:13PM1.25m | 11:37AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | W 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 275 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 318 | 413 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 295 | 314 | 314 | 276 | 366 | 366 | 276 | 321 | 321 | 368 | 318 | 318 | 460 | 422 | 318 |
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