Surf Forecasts:
Whitley Bay surf forecast from 20 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 21 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 21 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period, NNE swell with 563 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 21 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with N swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Whitley Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Whitley Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 21) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 1.5m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Whitley Bay in the next 16 days are 2.1m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 21) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Fri 21st Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Whitley Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for Whitley Bay.
Honestly, mate, it's a bit of a grim outlook. We're looking at a long, long stretch of mostly nothing to get excited about. There are a few days with some size, but the wind just ruins it every time. If you're desperate for a paddle, there's a tiny window, but you'll have to fight through a lot of junk to get it.
The first bit of real hope comes on the morning of Saturday the 22nd of August. We've got a 7ft swell rolling in from the NNE, and the energy is pretty solid at (862). But here's the kicker – the wind is a cross-on from the NNW at just 6 mph. That's light enough that it might clean up a bit, but the forecast still calls it marginal. It's not ideal, but it's the best of a bad bunch early on. The swell period is a short 8 seconds, so it'll be a bit lumpy and fat.
After that, it drops off. Sunday the 23rd of August morning might give you a tiny 4ft wave from the NNE with a light cross-off wind from the WNW at 3 mph, making it clean. But it's weak with only (153) energy and the report calls it "very ordinary". That's about as good as it gets for a proper surf.
The rest of the month is a write-off. We've got a lot of cross-on and onshore winds, mostly from the north or east, with very little swell. The water temp is sitting around 59°, which is pretty average for the time of year, nothing special.
There's a notable moment on the morning of Sunday the 30th of August. The wind goes completely glassy at 0 mph, but the swell is a pathetic 1.0ft from the north. It's a complete flat spell. We then have a long gap of nothing until a potential last look on the 2nd of September. That morning there's a clean 2ft from the east with a cross-off wind, but again, it's just ankle-snappers.
Considering the consistent poor conditions, this looks more like a stretch for the kitesurfers than us paddle surfers. We just can't get a clean, rideable wave with any power. The wait continues, lads.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 182 | 333 | 469 | 388 | 277 | 534 | 313 | 251 | 153 | 100 | 62 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 37 | 80 | 112 | 225 | 184 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:52PM3.84m | 10:22AM3.81m | 11:02PM3.69m | 11:46AM3.65m | 00:21AM3.70m | 1:09PM3.71m | 1:31AM3.86m | 2:12PM3.92m | 2:24AM4.10m | 2:59PM4.17m | 3:06AM4.37m | 3:37PM4.42m | 3:42AM4.64m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:55AM2.06m | 4:34PM2.14m | 5:18AM2.19m | 6:03PM2.28m | 6:55AM2.12m | 7:29PM2.20m | 8:05AM1.88m | 8:28PM1.99m | 8:53AM1.59m | 9:10PM1.74m | 9:32AM1.30m | 9:46PM1.49m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | 8:28 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 18 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 8 | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | 221 | — | — | 277 | 328 | 313 | 251 | 153 | 100 | 62 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 161 | 184 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | NE 6 | N 12 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 26 | 3 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | — | N 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 182 | 333 | 469 | 388 | — | 534 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 37 | 80 | 112 | 225 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 722 | 2 | 423 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 2 | 275 | 321 | 275 | 447 | 434 | 413 | 68 | 0 | 0 |
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