Whitley Bay Surf Break

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Issued: 12 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
11.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 7PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (16 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
91
72
48
46
28
26
26
26
26
19
45
44
44
42
27
26
22
21
21
21
12
11
11
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:12PM5.04m
5:27AM5.13m
6:04PM4.96m
6:16AM5.09m
6:58PM4.80m
Low Tide
11:07AM0.48m
11:30PM0.83m
11:58AM0.41m
00:18AM0.96m
12:49PM0.45m
1:07AM1.15m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:24
4:24
4:24
4:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:46
9:46
9:47
9:47
 mm
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
12
15
17
17
16
16
15
16
17
20
20
19
16
15
15
15
16
18
18
18
17
17
18
17
Feels °C
10
13
14
15
15
14
13
14
15
17
16
16
13
12
12
12
13
16
16
17
16
16
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
SE
5
0.3
NNE
8
Energy kJ
109
91
72
48
46
28
26
26
26
26
19
45
44
44
42
27
26
22
21
21
21
12
6
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
5
0.3
NNE
8
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
12
19
15
9
6
8
6
16
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
11
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
ESE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
9
16
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
S
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
3
3
9
31
31
14
1
3
7
6
1
1
3
2
1
3
12
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
59
113
0
2
292
292
292
292
321
295
292
295
316
316
316
275
275
267
275
275
275
314
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
9
7
9
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
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