Whitley Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 BST
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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
9.7° C
(Which is 1.1°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 7PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (06 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.5
E
5
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
5
0.4
NNE
11
1.2
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.7
N
9
1.3
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
39
55
39
17
15
11
26
20
14
39
74
68
32
30
29
28
28
28
27
16
16
78
91
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
E
10
ENE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:09PM4.14m
7:17AM4.20m
7:54PM3.94m
8:01AM4.01m
8:49PM3.76m
Low Tide
1:02PM1.26m
1:15AM1.62m
1:43PM1.43m
1:58AM1.85m
2:32PM1.59m
2:50AM2.04m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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5:16
5:13
5:11
5:09
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8:49
8:51
8:52
8:54
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
9
12
14
13
11
10
9
9
13
14
12
8
9
8
8
7
3
4
3
3
2
2
1
0
4
7
9
9
7
7
6
6
10
11
9
3
6
5
4
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
N
8
0.4
NNE
11
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
15
39
55
39
12
12
11
19
14
12
39
41
34
28
17
11
28
28
7
9
7
6
2
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
9
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
Energy kJ
15
10
18
13
17
15
8
26
5
12
36
33
32
30
29
9
5
28
27
16
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
5
0.2
E
6
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
40
15
3
7
7
6
2
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
1.2
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.6
SE
4
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.7
N
9
1.3
NNE
5
Energy kJ
13
2
20
14
25
74
68
43
14
1
1
78
91
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)
292
295
316
325
5
2
59
68
68
68
332
316
0
2
2
2
235
270
271
270
270
270
407
378
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
1
1
3
3
1
4
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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