Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 3AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
9
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
8
0.4
NW
3
0.1
N
8
0.4
NNW
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.5
N
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
N
7
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
11
13
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
1
4
4
26
69
89
94
94
99
52
106
106
84
82
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:21AM4.09m
1:02PM4.23m
1:33AM4.31m
2:15PM4.45m
2:35AM4.62m
3:15PM4.71m
Low Tide
6:52AM1.67m
7:34PM1.67m
8:10AM1.34m
8:41PM1.47m
9:11AM0.96m
9:35PM1.23m
clear
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:28
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:51
8:49
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
19
17
18
16
15
13
12
11
14
16
14
14
13
13
13
12
14
18
19
18
20
Feels °C
16
13
13
17
17
15
13
12
9
8
8
12
13
10
11
11
11
11
9
11
14
14
14
17
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