Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.1°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 4AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the E by Wed afternoon).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNW
5
1.6
N
7
2
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
246
419
278
139
114
88
57
40
40
30
32
24
25
18
15
16
10
10
4
4
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NE
10
E
10
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:25AM4.67m
3:08PM4.75m
3:15AM5.02m
3:53PM4.98m
3:59AM5.29m
4:33PM5.10m
Low Tide
9:02AM0.89m
9:24PM1.29m
9:49AM0.59m
10:05PM1.05m
10:30AM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
7:34
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
11
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
14
16
18
16
16
16
14
14
14
16
18
16
14
Feels °C
7
7
7
9
11
12
11
11
10
10
9
10
11
14
11
14
14
10
10
10
12
14
13
12
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