
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whitley Bay today (09 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 12AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whitley Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
84 | 51 | 39 | 43 | 43 | 48 | 47 | 64 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 46 | 48 | 47 | 50 | 34 | 41 | 42 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 |
High Tide | 2:52PM4.75m | 2:56AM5.03m | 3:32PM4.94m | 3:37AM5.23m | 4:08PM5.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05PM1.35m | 9:29AM0.68m | 9:44PM1.13m | 10:07AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
84 | 51 | 39 | 18 | 43 | 48 | 47 | 64 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 46 | 48 | 47 | 50 | 34 | 41 | 42 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | SSE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | NE 7 | — | E 7 | — | E 8 | — | NNW 6 | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
30 | 29 | 28 | 43 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | 4 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NNE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 6 | S 5 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
— | — | 1 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 31 | 40 | 30 | 30 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 60 | 332 | 2 | 2 | 252 | 871 | 877 | 872 | 602 | 827 | 820 | 602 | 595 | 778 | 655 | 560 | 407 |
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