Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 5PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 8 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | N 23 | N 22 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 19 | 43 | 58 | 57 | 62 | 73 | 73 | 56 | 50 | 42 | 35 | 35 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:29PM4.23m | 2:34AM4.41m | 3:06PM4.51m | 3:10AM4.73m | 3:38PM4.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM1.60m | 8:40PM1.79m | 8:59AM1.28m | 9:15PM1.49m | 9:34AM0.98m | 9:47PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
mm | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 11 | 6 | 58 | 57 | 62 | 73 | 73 | 56 | 50 | 42 | 35 | 35 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 23 | N 22 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | N 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 60 | 19 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 394 | 423 | 423 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 68 | 59 | 109 | 332 | 332 | 332 | 316 | 316 | 316 |
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