Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 12AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 62 | 56 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 69 | 89 | 113 | 116 | 130 | 134 | 113 | 113 | 120 | 142 | 131 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:37PM4.42m | 3:42AM4.64m | 4:10PM4.63m | 4:15AM4.88m | 4:42PM4.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46PM1.49m | 10:07AM1.03m | 10:19PM1.27m | 10:40AM0.82m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 64 | 64 | — | — | — | 113 | 116 | 130 | 134 | 113 | 113 | 120 | 142 | 131 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 2 |
| kJ | 78 | 62 | 56 | — | — | — | 66 | 69 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 436 | 376 | 219 | 202 | 197 | 314 | 277 | 277 | 327 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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