Whitley Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 BST
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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
9.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 11PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)--
Afternoon (14 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (14 May)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
!
!
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.7
N
7
3
N
9
3.5
N
10
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.2
NNE
11
2.1
NNE
10
2
NNE
10
1.8
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
10
1.6
NNE
10
1.5
NNE
10
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
162
155
295
1299
2295
2555
2686
1654
1465
1080
919
807
676
561
482
399
329
254
213
169
140
140
106
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
NW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
15
SE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:09PM4.69m
2:44AM4.66m
2:57PM4.96m
3:27AM4.89m
3:43PM5.14m
4:10AM5.06m
Low Tide
8:40PM0.82m
8:58AM1.06m
9:26PM0.62m
9:44AM0.79m
10:10PM0.52m
10:30AM0.59m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:58
4:56
4:54
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9:04
9:06
9:07
9:08
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
7
5
5
7
8
10
9
8
6
6
6
8
10
11
10
8
8
7
7
11
13
2
2
2
1
-1
-2
0
1
5
5
6
3
4
3
5
7
6
8
5
5
3
3
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NNE
9
2.5
NNE
10
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.2
NNE
11
2.1
NNE
10
2
NNE
10
1.8
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
10
1.6
NNE
10
1.5
NNE
10
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
Energy kJ
847
1479
1789
1857
1654
1465
1080
919
807
676
561
482
399
329
254
213
169
140
140
106
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
WNW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.7
N
7
3
N
9
3.5
N
10
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
W
2
0.3
WSW
3
Energy kJ
108
162
155
295
1299
2295
2555
2686
2
3
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1479
597
556
244
182
568
609
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
59
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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