
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 2AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:07PM4.17m | 8:33AM4.04m | 8:55PM3.90m | 9:38AM3.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58PM1.65m | 2:17AM1.76m | 2:39PM2.01m | 3:10AM2.03m | 3:38PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
20 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 5 | SE 7 | N 8 | N 8 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 |
— | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 |
13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 778 | 778 | 429 | 429 | 480 | 175 | 316 | 641 | 413 | 332 | 641 | 722 | 722 | 706 | 563 | 563 | 563 | 318 | 542 |
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