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Whitley Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK
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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
9.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 6AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ESE 5 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | |
19 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 40 | 93 | 84 | 42 | 24 | 26 | 40 | 57 | 40 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 38 | 52 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:07AM4.56m | 6:30PM4.35m | 6:41AM4.39m | 7:09PM4.14m | 7:17AM4.20m | 7:54PM3.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:05AM1.20m | 12:26PM1.12m | 00:38AM1.40m | 1:02PM1.26m | 1:15AM1.62m | 1:43PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | |
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Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 5 | E 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
19 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 84 | 42 | 22 | 13 | 40 | 57 | 40 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 5 | E 5 | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 9 | N 9 | ESE 6 | NNE 11 | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 15 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 18 | — | 17 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | E 6 | ESE 6 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | N 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | E 5 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
— | 1 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 40 | 93 | 26 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | — | 18 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 52 | 45 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 332 | 460 | 367 | 90 | 443 | 443 | 276 | 275 | 275 | 277 | 277 | 292 | 297 | 325 | 83 | 59 | 68 | 110 | 110 | 382 | 68 | 316 | 158 | 113 |
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