Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
14.1°C
1.1° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 4PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (29 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
56
98
164
182
170
170
200
230
191
142
169
147
128
125
113
107
83
60
57
47
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SSE
25
S
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:51PM5.10m
6:07AM5.31m
6:29PM4.97m
6:49AM5.07m
7:11PM4.75m
Low Tide
11:52AM0.61m
00:03AM0.83m
12:29PM0.80m
00:43AM0.96m
1:10PM1.09m
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Temp °C
13
14
13
15
15
15
15
18
18
20
21
20
18
16
14
13
14
17
18
15
15
Feels °C
8
9
8
12
12
12
12
14
15
18
17
16
15
13
11
11
11
14
14
11
13
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