Whitley Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 GMT
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Whitley Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
7.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 2PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (21 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (21 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)19s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
N
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.6
NW
0.1
NE
0.2
NNE
0.1
NE
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)101212111111191818181716161618420191917881514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8141412129766655556141536146552118
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:39AM
5.10
4:52PM
5.42
5:17AM
5.04
5:33PM
5.27
5:57AM
4.87
6:17PM
4.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:51AM
0.61
11:17PM
0.40
11:29AM
0.67
11:56PM
0.62
12:10PM
0.84
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise--6:05-------6:03-------6:01-----
Sunset-----6:20-------6:22-------6:23--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C999121413129991011121065556810889
Feels °C (?)7761011101077678850-100145212
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