Whitley Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 GMT
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Whitley Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
7.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 6PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (27 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (27 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.8
NW
1
NW
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.5
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.3
NNE
1.2
NW
0.9
N
Period(s) (?)121212121211111111101044677988881277
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)500493419347265197135103644139193338656839715136362714380
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
40
SW
40
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
30
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:09AM
3.89
11:21PM
3.91
11:37AM
4.01
12:40AM
4.12
12:46PM
4.29
1:37AM
4.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:58PM
1.63
5:47AM
2.04
6:26PM
1.38
7:00AM
1.79
7:28PM
1.06
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise5:50------5:48-------5:46-------5:43
Sunset---6:31-------6:34-------6:35----
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C911118544457775446771076545
Feels °C (?)5542-1-3-4-5-3-1-10-2-2-10-1-21-2-3-4-3-2
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