Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
16.3° C
1.6° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 5PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (28 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (28 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
8
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
16
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
16
26
26
24
24
23
14
13
13
13
13
12
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
0
ESE
5
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:58PM4.31m
4:05AM4.54m
4:34PM4.46m
4:40AM4.71m
5:09PM4.58m
Low Tide
9:55AM1.31m
10:08PM1.49m
10:31AM1.11m
10:43PM1.35m
11:05AM0.95m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:07
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:16
9:15
9:13
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
22
23
22
20
18
18
18
20
23
24
21
19
18
15
14
17
18
19
17
14
Feels °C
18
20
21
20
18
16
17
17
19
20
21
21
20
20
12
11
12
11
12
11
10
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