Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
12.2°C
0.8° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 10PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)--
Afternoon (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.1
NE
8
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
1.7
W
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.8
N
9
1
N
9
1
N
9
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
10
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
9
2
4
1
0
7
36
55
103
162
150
84
78
92
57
38
35
20
Wind (km/h)
45
S
45
SW
45
SW
55
SW
60
WSW
55
W
55
W
50
W
50
W
50
W
40
W
30
W
25
W
15
SW
20
S
25
SSE
30
S
25
S
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:02PM4.77m
3:09AM5.06m
3:37PM5.00m
3:47AM5.29m
4:12PM5.16m
Low Tide
9:12PM1.26m
9:35AM0.77m
9:49PM1.00m
10:12AM0.63m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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6:54
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7:56
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5:46
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4:44
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5:42
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 mm
2
3
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1
1
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2
3
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Temp °C
10
12
9
10
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
10
12
16
Feels °C
0
4
-1
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
-2
-2
-1
2
4
4
4
3
4
7
11
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