Whitley Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
7.7° C
(Which is 1.2°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 5PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (24 Mar)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (24 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
!
!
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.7
NW
1
NNW
0.7
N
0.8
N
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.7
N
2.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.2
NNE
2
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
Period(s) (?)11111111114456789101313131313131212121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)252424231212422748176222481151935273706232922742206175913811077847800908
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
25
SSW
30
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
NNW
30
WNW
30
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:42AM
4.61
7:10PM
4.61
7:34AM
4.30
8:15PM
4.20
8:42AM
4.02
9:43PM
3.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:57PM
1.09
1:29AM
1.38
1:55PM
1.38
2:33AM
1.79
3:15PM
1.61
4:04AM
2.06
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise5:58------5:56-------5:54-------5:50
Sunset---6:25-------6:28-------6:30----
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--4411----11----------11
Temp. °C1313118655467764332468668810
Feels °C (?)88530-1-2-4-3-1-1-1-2-3-3-4-21322447
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