Whitley Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Whitley Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.3° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitley Bay at 10PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (02 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
14
26
25
23
39
37
31
17
16
15
14
14
14
6
6
5
5
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:35PM4.60m
7:54AM4.78m
8:22PM4.37m
8:49AM4.45m
9:22PM4.14m
Low Tide
1:33PM1.00m
1:44AM1.27m
2:17PM1.31m
2:33AM1.50m
3:12PM1.65m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:53
7:52
 mm
3
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
15
16
18
17
17
17
19
19
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
14
Feels °C
15
13
15
17
15
13
13
14
16
13
12
13
12
11
10
10
12
11
8
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