Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 1AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
89 | 92 | 76 | 104 | 113 | 94 | 92 | 77 | 59 | 129 | 125 | 125 | 94 | 62 | 50 | 36 | 19 | 12 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:10PM4.63m | 4:15AM4.88m | 4:42PM4.79m | 4:47AM5.08m | 5:13PM4.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19PM1.27m | 10:40AM0.82m | 10:50PM1.10m | 11:12AM0.68m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 |
— | 92 | 76 | 104 | 113 | 94 | 92 | 77 | 59 | 129 | 125 | 125 | 94 | 62 | 50 | 36 | 19 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | NE 8 | E 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 32 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | SE 5 | E 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | E 6 | NNE 8 | SE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 |
89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 327 | 376 | 297 | 134 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 252 | 443 | 443 | 375 |
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