Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 8PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ESE 9 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 221 | 199 | 460 | 568 | 409 | 273 | 240 | 172 | 111 | 70 | 28 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 23 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:26PM4.50m | 2:31AM4.76m | 3:02PM4.77m | 3:09AM5.06m | 3:37PM5.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18AM1.30m | 8:35PM1.55m | 8:58AM1.01m | 9:12PM1.26m | 9:35AM0.77m | 9:49PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:44 | — | — |
mm | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 12 | 3 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 18 | 199 | 74 | 31 | 14 | 273 | 240 | 172 | 111 | 70 | 28 | 140 | 58 | 40 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | — | — | E 6 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | E 6 | E 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | N 8 |
| kJ | — | 19 | — | — | 20 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | E 8 | — | NE 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | — | — | 11 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | N 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NW 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 |
| kJ | 68 | 221 | 44 | 460 | 568 | 409 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 84 | 225 | 43 | 80 | 104 | 166 | 121 | 156 | 139 | 97 | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 0 | 175 | 407 | 182 | 182 | 191 | 2 | 3 | 610 | 652 | 655 | 787 | 787 | 787 | 919 | 827 | 954 | 778 | 778 | 561 |
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