Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.4° C
1.4° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 10PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)--
Afternoon (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
15
15
15
14
14
13
8
8
8
6
6
3
3
6
20
37
41
60
75
189
204
249
228
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:05PM5.02m
5:15AM5.25m
5:54PM5.01m
6:02AM5.28m
6:41PM4.91m
6:48AM5.21m
Low Tide
11:19PM0.91m
11:48AM0.31m
00:04AM0.93m
12:34PM0.33m
00:48AM1.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:47
4:48
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:36
9:35
9:34
9:31
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
17
17
16
15
14
13
14
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
11
12
13
13
12
12
14
15
15
14
13
12
11
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
10
9
8
9
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