Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.7° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
15
SW
15
SW
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
10
W
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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