Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
13.3°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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 9AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (11 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (11 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Sun morning).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
7
0.8
N
7
1.2
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.9
SE
6
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.6
ESE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
62
150
61
55
52
51
50
48
45
44
44
26
54
15
14
14
14
7
7
7
27
3
3
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
10
E
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
15
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:16AM5.32m
4:42PM5.08m
4:52AM5.29m
5:14PM5.04m
5:27AM5.15m
5:46PM4.93m
Low Tide
10:19PM0.98m
10:42AM0.61m
10:53PM0.92m
11:14AM0.72m
11:25PM0.95m
11:45AM0.92m
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Temp °C
9
8
8
9
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
13
13
14
14
15
15
16
15
16
15
13
11
Feels °C
2
2
3
5
10
9
9
8
6
6
5
6
8
8
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
10
8
7
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