Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 6PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 37 | 29 | 39 | 38 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 38 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 33 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:13PM4.89m | 5:20AM5.22m | 5:45PM4.93m | 5:53AM5.26m | 6:18PM4.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12AM0.68m | 11:22PM0.99m | 11:46AM0.62m | 11:53PM0.95m | 12:19PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 6 |
55 | 37 | 29 | 39 | 38 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 38 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 33 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 |
17 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | — | E 5 | — | N 9 | — | SE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | NNE 9 | N 11 | N 11 | — | E 7 | SE 4 | N 10 | SE 6 |
— | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
— | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 252 | 317 | 441 | 318 | 318 | 415 | 378 | 376 | 375 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 238 | 197 | 66 | 39 | 56 | 318 | 327 | 316 |
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