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Whitley Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
7.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 5AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (18 Jan)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.2
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.8
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
SE
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)555464565566665666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)201111633522233758463424336767526686909377136
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:09AM
4.44
3:18PM
4.66
3:46AM
4.59
3:52PM
4.82
4:21AM
4.69
4:26PM
4.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:06PM
1.30
9:20AM
1.45
9:43PM
1.08
9:55AM
1.33
10:18PM
0.91
10:29AM
1.23
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise----8:18-------8:17-------8:15---
Sunset------4:13-------4:15-------4:16-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------421---11----1-----
Temp. °C888876676777778887788888
Feels °C (?)666643443444546663343321
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