
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 23s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 22s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 21s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 3AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 23s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 22s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | SE 6 | N 23 | NNE 23 | NE 22 | N 21 | N 21 | N 20 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | N 16 | NE 16 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 51 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 44 | 72 | 82 | 112 | 135 | 110 | 85 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:37AM4.64m | 6:51PM4.54m | 7:16AM4.32m | 7:28PM4.29m | 8:01AM4.01m | 8:13PM4.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:31AM1.22m | 12:47PM1.45m | 1:07AM1.44m | 1:22PM1.76m | 1:48AM1.69m | 2:03PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 16 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
2 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 44 | 72 | 80 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 85 | 53 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | — | N 23 | NNE 23 | NE 22 | N 21 | N 21 | N 20 | — | — | E 6 | — | N 16 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 13 | NNE 13 |
— | 2 | — | 11 | 51 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 58 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | W 2 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 3 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — |
34 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 82 | 112 | 135 | 110 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 332 | 271 | 235 | 158 | 23 | 56 | 77 | 219 | 236 | 235 | 240 | 407 | 425 | 423 | 407 | 407 | 2 | 126 | 126 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 39 |
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