Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
16.3° C
1.4° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 4PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (01 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (01 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.7
ENE
4
1
E
5
1.4
E
6
1.6
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
9
16
16
15
14
13
13
5
5
5
11
10
11
12
17
53
141
233
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
20
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:14PM4.65m
6:20AM4.97m
6:48PM4.61m
6:55AM4.95m
7:25PM4.53m
Low Tide
12:13PM0.79m
00:21AM1.17m
12:47PM0.80m
00:54AM1.20m
1:23PM0.88m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:15
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:08
9:07
9:05
 mm
Temp °C
16
19
18
18
16
13
12
12
15
17
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
11
14
13
13
13
10
9
9
13
14
12
12
13
13
14
12
13
13
14
13
13
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