Whitley Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
11.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 10AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (18 Nov)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (18 Nov)6ft (1.8m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Fri
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
1
!
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.8
NNE
2.5
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3.5
N
2.5
N
3.5
N
3
NNE
2.5
N
2.5
NNE
2.2
N
2.2
N
2.2
N
Period(s) (?)131212121212126888899910910988888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12661064876748623633904567126810421009113412171323138220161148199114241018787634659659
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
SW
20
S
15
SSW
15
NNW
25
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
40
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:49AM
4.69
2:17PM
4.63
2:26AM
4.76
2:49PM
4.73
3:01AM
4.78
3:20PM
4.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:16AM
1.20
8:30PM
1.41
8:48AM
1.17
9:03PM
1.29
9:19AM
1.18
9:35PM
1.22
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Fri
21
Sunrise--7:41-------7:43-------7:46-----
Sunset----3:57-------3:56-------3:55---
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---211265-2111----4322--
Temp. °C334455445543431101565432
Feels °C (?)-2-20-210-3-6-5-5-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-9-3-1-2-3-4-5
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