Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.2° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 8AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
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)
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
185
153
149
125
122
98
93
88
61
46
44
27
26
18
18
15
17
11
12
13
13
13
9
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
S
5
S
5
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:21AM3.70m
1:09PM3.71m
1:31AM3.86m
2:12PM3.92m
2:24AM4.10m
2:59PM4.17m
Low Tide
6:55AM2.12m
7:29PM2.20m
8:05AM1.88m
8:28PM1.99m
8:53AM1.59m
9:10PM1.74m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:19
8:16
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
15
17
18
17
16
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
16
Feels °C
13
11
10
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
13
14
14
13
12
13
13
13
15
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