Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.5° C
1.1° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 1AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
58
43
43
41
44
44
44
49
34
34
35
26
23
15
15
13
8
4
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
0
N
5
S
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:54PM3.86m
11:12AM3.97m
11:57PM3.80m
12:22PM3.85m
Low Tide
4:35PM1.65m
4:54AM2.02m
5:39PM1.86m
6:11AM2.07m
6:50PM1.95m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:25
9:24
9:22
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
15
16
18
19
20
21
19
17
15
13
17
20
20
20
18
Feels °C
15
17
15
16
15
17
18
17
18
20
18
15
12
9
13
15
15
16
15
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