Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.2° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 5PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (21 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
337
408
339
291
257
264
412
466
353
344
321
304
267
239
202
169
165
125
122
98
91
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:22AM3.81m
11:02PM3.69m
11:46AM3.65m
00:21AM3.70m
1:09PM3.71m
Low Tide
4:34PM2.14m
5:18AM2.19m
6:03PM2.28m
6:55AM2.12m
7:29PM2.20m
rain showers
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:23
8:21
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
13
14
15
14
13
15
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
8
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
12
11
11
13
11
10
13
15
13
14
14
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