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Whitley Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK
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Whitley Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
9.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 10AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (02 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | |
24 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 39 | 78 | 100 | 103 | 75 | 57 | 45 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross | on | |
High Tide | 4:33AM4.73m | 4:46PM4.79m | 5:04AM4.73m | 5:21PM4.68m | 5:36AM4.67m | 5:55PM4.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47AM0.96m | 11:04PM0.91m | 11:19AM0.96m | 11:34PM1.04m | 11:52AM1.01m | 00:05AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | 8:47 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
9 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | E 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 |
24 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 9 | 75 | 57 | 45 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | N 8 | ESE 4 | N 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | N 8 | N 10 | NNE 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | ESE 4 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 13 | 39 | 78 | 100 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 240 | 275 | 314 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 39 | 43 | 2 | 134 | 109 | 375 | 367 | 379 | 486 | 443 |
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