Whitley Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 14 May 2026 BST
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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
9.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 12PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (14 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (14 May)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
!
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0
1
3
4
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.5
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.6
N
7
1.9
N
7
3
N
9
3.5
N
10
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.4
NNE
11
2.3
NNE
11
2.2
NNE
11
1.9
NNE
10
1.8
NNE
10
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
19
43
70
144
225
233
397
1509
2340
2756
2686
1738
1465
1360
1194
1022
731
600
452
359
300
222
173
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNE
10
NNE
0
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
off
off
off
High Tide
2:00AM4.38m
2:09PM4.69m
2:44AM4.66m
2:57PM4.96m
3:27AM4.89m
3:43PM5.14m
Low Tide
8:12AM1.37m
8:40PM0.82m
8:58AM1.06m
9:26PM0.62m
9:44AM0.79m
10:10PM0.52m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:00
4:58
4:56
4:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:06
9:07
9:08
1
1
1
Temp °C
5
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
8
9
10
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
11
11
10
9
0
1
3
3
2
3
1
0
-1
-2
1
2
4
5
6
6
5
6
6
6
7
8
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
2.5
NNE
9
3
NNE
10
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.4
NNE
11
2.3
NNE
11
2.2
NNE
11
1.9
NNE
10
1.8
NNE
10
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
Energy kJ
5
5
993
1614
1944
1857
1738
1465
1360
1194
1022
731
600
452
359
300
222
173
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
Energy kJ
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.5
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.6
N
7
1.9
N
7
3
N
9
3.5
N
10
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
6
19
43
70
144
225
233
397
1509
2340
2756
2686
2
8
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
655
561
487
1307
1479
919
423
244
182
182
595
4
4
4
0
0
2
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
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