Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.2° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 6AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
9
11
12
12
12
13
19
38
41
60
85
98
119
112
108
128
155
160
137
173
149
173
184
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:24AM4.10m
2:59PM4.17m
3:06AM4.37m
3:37PM4.42m
3:42AM4.64m
4:10PM4.63m
Low Tide
8:53AM1.59m
9:10PM1.74m
9:32AM1.30m
9:46PM1.49m
10:07AM1.03m
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clear
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clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
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part cloud
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part cloud
rain showers
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light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:14
8:12
 mm
1
1
1
6
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
16
16
17
18
18
16
17
17
17
16
17
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
12
13
12
12
12
12
14
14
13
14
14
15
15
15
13
16
16
17
16
16
17
15
15
15
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