Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.3° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 1PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.6
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
N
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.6
N
7
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
8
1.2
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.8
SE
5
0.4
NNE
8
0.9
ESE
5
1.1
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
1
1
5
36
52
60
77
55
85
38
103
79
75
93
61
53
33
32
38
20
44
80
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:33AM4.31m
2:15PM4.45m
2:35AM4.62m
3:15PM4.71m
3:28AM4.94m
4:06PM4.94m
Low Tide
8:10AM1.34m
8:41PM1.47m
9:11AM0.96m
9:35PM1.23m
10:02AM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:31
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:51
8:49
8:46
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
14
16
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
18
18
17
19
18
17
16
20
26
27
26
24
Feels °C
8
9
12
14
11
11
12
12
13
11
12
15
13
13
16
15
13
12
16
22
24
25
22
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