Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
12.6°C
0.9° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 1PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (19 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.9
E
7
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.3
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
212
279
246
246
233
187
180
171
202
240
387
596
659
812
812
727
470
355
169
147
108
69
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
15
SSW
15
S
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
10
W
25
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:30AM3.63m
10:43PM3.71m
11:58AM3.72m
00:04AM3.83m
1:01PM3.94m
Low Tide
3:49AM2.10m
4:24PM2.49m
5:19AM2.10m
6:00PM2.42m
6:38AM1.91m
7:08PM2.18m
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6
2
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2
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1
Temp °C
10
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
10
Feels °C
6
8
9
9
10
10
8
8
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
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