Whitley Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 01 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
9.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 7AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (01 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (01 May)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
SE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.5
N
6
1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
33
48
38
37
47
62
47
37
28
18
12
11
0
2
2
0
1
2
1
16
77
82
70
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:02AM4.68m
4:12PM4.83m
4:33AM4.73m
4:46PM4.79m
5:04AM4.73m
5:21PM4.68m
Low Tide
10:02PM0.80m
10:15AM1.03m
10:34PM0.83m
10:47AM0.96m
11:04PM0.91m
11:19AM0.96m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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5:26
5:24
5:22
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8:39
8:42
8:44
2
2
3
5
5
4
3
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
13
17
19
20
13
12
11
10
13
16
17
16
13
12
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
9
13
16
18
10
10
9
7
10
13
14
15
12
10
8
6
6
5
3
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
1
NNE
6
Energy kJ
79
33
48
38
1
1
62
47
37
28
18
12
11
7
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
4
70
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.6
SE
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
11
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
6
23
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
NNE
2
0.5
N
6
1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
Energy kJ
37
47
2
1
1
16
77
82
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
2
52
219
276
59
5
39
52
235
252
321
367
367
275
275
275
275
275
275
275
413
292
292
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
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