Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.5° C
1.5° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 12AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (15 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
42
32
31
23
24
25
25
26
26
21
21
20
14
18
13
13
12
12
10
9
5
6
12
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
N
25
N
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:13PM4.93m
4:27AM5.12m
5:05PM5.02m
5:15AM5.25m
5:54PM5.01m
6:02AM5.28m
Low Tide
10:32PM0.96m
11:00AM0.43m
11:19PM0.91m
11:48AM0.31m
00:04AM0.93m
12:34PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:45
4:47
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:37
9:36
9:35
9:34
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
11
11
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
15
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
16
16
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
10
9
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
12
13
15
15
14
14
13
12
11
12
12
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