Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 7PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 39 | 37 | 32 | 30 | 17 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:54PM4.78m | 7:08AM5.05m | 7:35PM4.60m | 7:54AM4.78m | 8:22PM4.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:55PM0.78m | 1:03AM1.09m | 1:33PM1.00m | 1:44AM1.27m | 2:17PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
17 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 39 | 37 | 32 | 30 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | — |
5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 7 | — | N 8 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | — | SW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 487 | 332 | 375 | 332 | 316 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 275 | 292 | 316 | 333 | 299 | 2 | 110 | 56 | 2 | 570 | 292 | 175 | 175 |
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