Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.7° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 2PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
9
0.4
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
71
212
223
232
201
172
146
130
105
83
64
57
42
28
26
15
15
8
8
8
9
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
0
N
10
SE
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:11AM4.49m
9:52PM4.10m
10:18AM4.27m
11:03PM4.02m
11:39AM4.16m
Low Tide
2:58AM1.58m
3:39PM1.45m
3:59AM1.74m
4:47PM1.66m
5:20AM1.80m
6:11PM1.76m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:59
8:57
8:54
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
14
15
16
14
14
13
17
20
20
19
16
15
15
14
19
22
24
23
20
Feels °C
6
8
9
10
14
13
13
11
11
10
14
16
14
14
13
13
12
11
16
19
20
19
17
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