Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.5° 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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 3PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
127
89
58
43
41
41
44
44
49
49
35
36
37
27
23
16
15
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
0
N
5
SSW
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:07AM4.20m
10:54PM3.86m
11:12AM3.97m
11:57PM3.80m
12:22PM3.85m
Low Tide
4:35PM1.65m
4:54AM2.02m
5:39PM1.86m
6:11AM2.07m
6:50PM1.95m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:56
4:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:25
9:24
9:22
 mm
Temp °C
15
18
16
16
16
15
15
15
17
19
20
21
19
17
15
13
16
20
21
20
17
Feels °C
15
18
15
15
15
15
15
15
17
17
17
19
18
15
13
10
11
15
16
16
14
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