
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 8AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 37 | 34 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 91 | 218 | 229 | 244 | 235 | 211 | 167 | 140 | 113 | 110 | 87 | 66 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:18AM4.70m | 8:54PM4.24m | 9:11AM4.49m | 9:52PM4.10m | 10:18AM4.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10AM1.42m | 2:46PM1.22m | 2:58AM1.58m | 3:39PM1.45m | 3:59AM1.74m | 4:47PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
60 | 37 | 34 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 91 | 218 | 229 | 244 | 235 | 211 | 167 | 140 | 113 | 110 | 87 | 66 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 6 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
— | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 66 | 240 | 240 | 778 | 235 | 202 | 722 | 556 | 103 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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