Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.8° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.5
N
7
1.1
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
25
23
24
21
21
18
11
11
25
142
264
270
235
202
167
167
133
105
83
81
64
43
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
N
10
E
10
ESE
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
20
W
20
W
10
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:18AM4.70m
8:54PM4.24m
9:11AM4.49m
9:52PM4.10m
10:18AM4.27m
Low Tide
2:10AM1.42m
2:46PM1.22m
2:58AM1.58m
3:39PM1.45m
3:59AM1.74m
4:47PM1.66m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
8:59
8:57
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
19
19
17
14
13
12
12
13
16
16
15
16
13
13
13
18
20
20
19
17
Feels °C
16
15
13
13
13
10
7
6
6
7
8
13
13
13
13
9
10
10
15
17
15
14
15
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