Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
14.1°C
1.2° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 10AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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 Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.1
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
206
212
208
169
228
238
262
165
125
119
91
64
57
61
34
31
30
17
17
17
10
4
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
15
SW
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:07AM5.31m
6:29PM4.97m
6:49AM5.07m
7:11PM4.75m
7:39AM4.74m
8:01PM4.48m
Low Tide
12:29PM0.80m
00:43AM0.96m
1:10PM1.09m
1:28AM1.17m
1:57PM1.47m
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Temp °C
16
18
17
16
21
20
18
16
14
14
14
17
18
15
14
13
12
13
13
15
18
17
15
Feels °C
13
15
14
15
17
17
15
13
11
11
11
15
14
11
11
9
8
8
8
10
13
12
12
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