Whitley Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 06 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
6.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 10PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)--
Afternoon (06 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (06 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
ESE
0.1
N
0.3
SE
0.1
N
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.7
SE
0.1
N
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.1
NE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)6665555555531941934451444164
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8553362515106622217272042342011108
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:14PM
5.19
5:38AM
4.76
5:48PM
4.96
6:10AM
4.57
6:22PM
4.66
6:43AM
4.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:36PM
0.66
11:42AM
1.00
12:06AM
0.92
12:14PM
1.20
12:37AM
1.22
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise------6:41-------6:39-------6:37-
Sunset5:50-------5:52-------5:53-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C55554436987656710911101010101012
Feels °C (?)122211-125443134768677779
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