
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), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 6PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be 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) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:33AM4.04m | 8:55PM3.90m | 9:38AM3.72m | 10:04PM3.68m | 11:11AM3.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39PM2.01m | 3:10AM2.03m | 3:38PM2.31m | 4:29AM2.21m | 5:15PM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SSE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 9 | N 4 | N 8 |
8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | — | — | — | N 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 8 | S 6 | — | S 6 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 9 | N 5 |
2 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 |
5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 820 | 641 | 415 | 641 | 641 | 722 | 706 | 706 | 722 | 783 | 603 | 563 | 490 | 487 | 423 | 423 | 423 | 423 | 432 | 271 | 275 |
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