Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.6°C
1.3° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 10PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)--
Afternoon (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
22
13
13
21
20
20
20
20
22
22
23
24
26
15
15
14
14
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:40PM3.99m
11:37AM4.03m
00:09AM4.05m
1:06PM4.18m
Low Tide
4:27PM1.95m
5:13AM1.82m
6:06PM2.04m
6:52AM1.64m
7:33PM1.88m
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:46
7:44
 mm
5
Temp °C
17
17
15
14
13
13
15
15
20
22
20
18
18
15
16
18
18
16
16
Feels °C
12
14
12
12
10
9
12
13
18
20
18
15
16
12
13
15
14
11
12
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