Whitley Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 BST
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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
9.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 4AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (06 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (06 May)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.5
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.6
E
5
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1.1
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
65
33
40
76
55
39
17
15
26
26
20
26
39
51
61
68
52
29
28
28
27
27
26
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
10
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:41AM4.39m
7:09PM4.14m
7:17AM4.20m
7:54PM3.94m
8:01AM4.01m
8:49PM3.76m
Low Tide
00:38AM1.40m
1:02PM1.26m
1:15AM1.62m
1:43PM1.43m
1:58AM1.85m
2:32PM1.59m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
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5:16
5:13
5:11
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8:49
8:51
8:52
1
1
Temp °C
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
9
12
13
13
11
10
9
10
13
15
15
14
13
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
4
7
8
9
7
6
5
7
10
11
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
ESE
6
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
N
8
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
5
Energy kJ
88
65
33
21
76
55
39
17
11
11
21
14
12
39
36
33
36
28
22
18
12
5
8
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.5
N
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
Energy kJ
13
15
18
18
12
17
15
26
26
5
12
32
30
29
28
28
27
27
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
E
6
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
25
40
7
7
3
2
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
5
0.3
SE
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1.1
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
4
Energy kJ
18
1
5
20
26
30
51
61
68
52
19
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
275
292
277
292
325
316
83
5
2
59
68
382
297
113
139
88
3
0
2
2
295
52
549
2
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
7
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