Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 7AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:00AM5.39m | 5:35PM5.10m | 5:42AM5.44m | 6:16PM5.01m | 6:23AM5.35m | 6:55PM4.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04PM0.90m | 11:31AM0.28m | 11:44PM0.86m | 12:12PM0.33m | 00:22AM0.92m | 12:51PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
17 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | N 4 | — | — |
12 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 8 | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 11 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 367 | 375 | 422 | 555 | 431 | 431 | 509 | 612 | 609 | 363 | 509 | 787 | 821 | 406 | 332 | 332 | 327 | 314 | 316 | 316 | 325 | 376 | 376 |
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