Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.0° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 2PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (14 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (14 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
20
19
17
17
12
22
19
18
17
16
16
6
6
6
6
6
6
13
6
5
5
6
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
0
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:00AM5.39m
5:35PM5.10m
5:42AM5.44m
6:16PM5.01m
6:23AM5.35m
6:55PM4.84m
Low Tide
11:31AM0.28m
11:44PM0.86m
12:12PM0.33m
00:22AM0.92m
12:51PM0.51m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:42
8:39
8:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
23
26
25
22
18
16
14
14
17
18
17
16
17
14
12
12
15
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
20
20
22
26
23
21
17
14
12
12
15
16
15
15
16
11
9
8
12
14
13
13
13
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