Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.1° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 11PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.8
N
7
2.3
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
31
42
57
97
143
176
215
352
328
283
257
338
592
561
475
376
328
284
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
0
W
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:59PM4.07m
9:18AM4.12m
9:52PM3.84m
10:22AM3.81m
Low Tide
2:46PM1.51m
2:58AM1.81m
3:32PM1.86m
3:55AM2.06m
4:34PM2.14m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:28
8:25
 mm
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
17
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
12
13
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
17
17
13
12
10
9
10
8
8
9
9
8
6
7
7
7
9
11
11
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