Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.0° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 6PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
39
35
29
27
25
15
15
8
8
11
40
56
54
69
47
45
45
44
30
23
22
13
13
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
E
10
ESE
5
S
5
S
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
N
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:45AM4.38m
10:33PM4.03m
10:49AM4.31m
11:38PM4.07m
12:00PM4.31m
00:44AM4.20m
Low Tide
4:17PM1.37m
4:35AM1.77m
5:22PM1.44m
5:47AM1.74m
6:33PM1.43m
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:37
4:37
4:39
4:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:43
9:42
9:40
9:39
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
23
23
22
20
19
18
22
24
25
24
22
20
19
19
21
21
21
20
19
18
17
14
Feels °C
21
21
23
24
22
20
20
17
22
24
25
24
23
21
20
20
21
20
20
19
20
18
17
12
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