Whitley Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 BST
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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
9.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 2AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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)
1.1
NE
5
1
NNE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.9
NE
4
1.3
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
66
92
42
30
21
21
14
13
8
10
19
19
11
26
80
94
86
39
27
28
94
84
56
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
0
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:21PM4.68m
5:36AM4.67m
5:55PM4.53m
6:07AM4.56m
6:30PM4.35m
6:41AM4.39m
Low Tide
11:34PM1.04m
11:52AM1.01m
00:05AM1.20m
12:26PM1.12m
00:38AM1.40m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:20
5:18
5:16
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8:44
8:45
8:47
8:49
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
7
7
7
7
9
13
14
14
11
9
7
8
9
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
4
4
3
4
5
6
6
11
11
11
7
5
2
4
6
0
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.5
E
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
N
9
Energy kJ
2
12
53
42
30
21
21
14
13
5
10
19
19
11
8
16
31
21
25
94
84
56
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
N
5
0.6
E
5
0.2
E
6
Energy kJ
2
18
16
11
7
7
4
6
8
3
1
1
1
16
26
12
16
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.1
SE
4
0.4
NNE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
5
5
5
2
6
6
1
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
5
1
NNE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.4
SE
2
0.5
SE
4
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.9
NE
4
1.3
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
Energy kJ
74
66
92
2
7
1
1
1
26
80
94
86
39
27
11
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
275
292
406
56
2
134
369
568
441
415
332
332
413
271
443
568
568
275
275
272
292
4
292
295
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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