Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.1°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 1PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1
ENE
7
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
52
53
69
89
92
92
100
110
92
73
75
108
80
100
104
73
60
59
47
26
11
9
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
E
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:42AM4.64m
4:10PM4.63m
4:15AM4.88m
4:42PM4.79m
4:47AM5.08m
5:13PM4.89m
Low Tide
10:07AM1.03m
10:19PM1.27m
10:40AM0.82m
10:50PM1.10m
11:12AM0.68m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:08
8:07
 mm
2
6
2
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
17
18
16
16
16
Feels °C
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
15
16
16
14
13
14
14
16
16
15
15
16
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