Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.9° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 11PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)--
Afternoon (28 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (28 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
2
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.5
SE
4
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
1
E
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
11
6
17
10
4
22
45
113
170
200
206
194
207
220
186
173
202
207
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
15
SE
20
SE
30
SSE
25
S
10
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:16PM5.13m
5:28AM5.42m
5:51PM5.10m
6:07AM5.31m
6:29PM4.97m
Low Tide
11:27PM0.80m
11:52AM0.61m
00:03AM0.83m
12:29PM0.80m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
15
14
13
12
13
13
14
13
15
14
15
15
18
19
16
22
19
17
Feels °C
13
11
11
10
10
11
9
10
9
12
11
13
12
14
16
15
18
16
14
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