Surf Forecasts:
Whitley Bay surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, N swell with 40 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Whitley Bay this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Whitley Bay in the next 16 days are 0.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Whitley Bay over the next 16 days.
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Alright, let’s break it down for you. Straight up, we’ve had a flat spell that’s hard to ignore.
Here at Whitley Bay, from Saturday July 4 right through to Tuesday July 14, it’s pretty much a dead loss. Wave energy is tiny, with combined swells mostly stuck under 40 (most sessions reading between 1 and 37 units). Waves are around 0.3ft to 2ft, with periods mostly 5 to 8 seconds – no power, no push. Winds are cross-off or cross most days, with a few glassy moments on Wednesday July 8 afternoon and Thursday July 9 morning, but the swells are just too small to bother. This stretch is a total blank for surf.
That gap runs all the way until Friday July 17. That day we see a NNE swell bump to 1.0ft to 1ft, period 7 to 8 seconds, with combined energy just over a dozen (12 to 17). But winds go cross-on from the NNE, making it messy. Not the one.
Now here’s the real bright spot: Saturday July 18. In the morning, we get a 1.0ft NNE swell (combined energy 17) with a clean cross-off breeze from the WNW at 9 mph. Then Saturday afternoon is even better: the wind drops to glass – 3 mph from the SSE – waves hold at 1.0ft from the NNE, period 9 seconds, and the energy stays at (17). Absolutely beautiful conditions for a small-wave longboard session. Sunday July 19 still has a 1.0ft N swell, period 8 seconds (combined energy 14), with a light cross-shore from the NW at 3 mph.
Water temp: It’s about average for July here – nothing unusual, just your typical summer water.
So if you can hold out, the last weekend of this forecast – Saturday and Sunday July 18 and 19 – is your best bet. Everything before that is a bust. This area just doesn’t produce much in this kind of pattern, but that glassy afternoon on the 18th could be a real treat.
– Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 10 | N 7 | N 11 | N 10 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 |
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 kJ | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:43AM4.63m | 7:16PM4.33m | 7:21AM4.60m | 7:57PM4.24m | 8:02AM4.54m | 8:42PM4.15m | 8:50AM4.46m | 9:33PM4.07m | 9:45AM4.38m | 10:33PM4.03m | 10:49AM4.31m | 11:38PM4.07m | 12:00PM4.31m | 00:44AM4.20m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:12PM1.02m | 1:21AM1.47m | 1:51PM1.09m | 1:59AM1.54m | 2:34PM1.17m | 2:42AM1.63m | 3:22PM1.27m | 3:33AM1.72m | 4:17PM1.37m | 4:35AM1.77m | 5:22PM1.44m | 5:47AM1.74m | 6:33PM1.43m | ||||||||
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 | 4:33 | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | 9:40 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | — | N 7 | N 11 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | N 10 | NW 5 | N 10 | — | N 12 | NE 11 | NNE 10 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | — | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 2 | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 4 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 413 | 777 | 367 | 332 | 413 | 413 | 332 | 413 | 509 | 271 | 406 | 316 | 275 | 275 | 68 | 59 | 275 | 275 | 366 | 366 | 275 |
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