Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
16.3° C
1.6° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 1PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (27 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (27 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.6
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
N
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
20
19
40
54
52
39
28
29
18
11
27
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
16
16
15
15
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
SW
10
S
15
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:46AM4.16m
3:16PM4.13m
3:28AM4.36m
3:58PM4.31m
4:05AM4.54m
4:34PM4.46m
Low Tide
9:15AM1.54m
9:30PM1.65m
9:55AM1.31m
10:08PM1.49m
10:31AM1.11m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:05
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:17
9:16
9:15
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
16
18
19
19
17
17
17
18
20
22
25
24
21
19
18
18
22
24
25
25
20
Feels °C
9
8
12
13
14
15
15
16
16
17
18
18
22
22
20
16
16
16
20
21
21
23
20
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