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Whitley Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 16 Jan 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
7.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 11AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (16 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.6
ESE
0.1
N
0.6
ESE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)1110107106666555555546666566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)222372264436202445323330181261171015146480
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
10
SW
5
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crossglassglassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:43AM
4.09
2:01PM
4.28
2:29AM
4.27
2:41PM
4.47
3:09AM
4.44
3:18PM
4.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:01AM
1.76
8:27PM
1.54
8:42AM
1.60
9:06PM
1.30
9:20AM
1.45
9:43PM
1.08
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise--8:21-------8:18-------8:18-----
Sunset----4:09-------4:10-------4:13---
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------11
Temp. °C444565555577776676777777
Feels °C (?)110121122245454353445433
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