Whitley Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 GMT
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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
6.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 11AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (24 Feb)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (24 Feb)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
N
0.1
NE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.7
S
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)998888855577788776665555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2626241313131213212355436542111000
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:54AM
4.28
8:22PM
4.36
8:59AM
4.03
9:42PM
4.06
10:22AM
3.92
11:18PM
3.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:47AM
1.26
2:04PM
1.52
2:46AM
1.63
3:18PM
1.75
4:10AM
1.92
4:59PM
1.79
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise--7:09-------7:05-------7:03-----
Sunset----5:29-------5:30-------5:34---
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C91011111312119108913141313121211111212111010
Feels °C (?)5677997564591099786564456
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