Surf Forecasts:
Whitley Bay surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period, N swell with 93 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 0.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 30) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Whitley Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what the next couple of weeks are serving up for us.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a grim start. For the first week and a half, we’re looking at a whole lot of nothing. From Wednesday the 29th of July right through to Sunday the 10th of August, it’s a flat spell with tiny, weak waves that are barely worth a mention. The swell energy is pathetic, barely tickling the 100 mark, and the few little bumps we get are mostly messy and onshore. You’d be better off checking the wind forecasts for kiting than paddling out.
Then, finally, things start to twitch around Tuesday the 11th of August. We get a pulse of NE swell pushing up to about 5ft with a short, weak period. The numbers jump a bit, showing moderate energy (149), and Tuesday morning is looking our best shot with glassy conditions. That’s a rare treat for us, so if you’re desperate, that’s your window. But don’t kid yourself, the quality is still pretty average. The swell direction is close to the ideal NNE for Whitley Bay, and for a split moment the wind dies off completely, giving us clean, glassy surf.
Wednesday morning the 12th holds a bit of that energy, with swell around 4ft and cleaner cross-offshore winds, but it’s still nothing to write home about. The real standout? It’s that Tuesday morning session on the 11th. It’s not a world-beater, but after a week and a half of flatness, a clean, waist-high wave with light winds feels like a gift. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, nothing unusual there for Whitley Bay. The crowds might be around, but on a Tuesday morning with such a long dry spell, I reckon you’ll have it to yourself.
So, bottom line: don’t bother for the first ten days. Mark your calendar for Tuesday the 11th of August – first light, glassy, and a bit of life in the water. It’s our one true standout.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 12 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 9 |
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 kJ | 15 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 93 | 55 | 89 | 80 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 4:05AM4.54m | 4:34PM4.46m | 4:40AM4.71m | 5:09PM4.58m | 5:14AM4.84m | 5:41PM4.64m | 5:46AM4.93m | 6:14PM4.65m | 6:20AM4.97m | 6:48PM4.61m | 6:55AM4.95m | 7:25PM4.53m | 7:34AM4.86m | 8:06PM4.40m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:31AM1.11m | 10:43PM1.35m | 11:05AM0.95m | 11:16PM1.25m | 11:39AM0.84m | 11:48PM1.18m | 12:13PM0.79m | 00:21AM1.17m | 12:47PM0.80m | 00:54AM1.20m | 1:23PM0.88m | 1:30AM1.29m | 2:02PM1.02m | 2:10AM1.42m | |||||||
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 | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 11 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | NNE 9 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 15 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 93 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | NNE 12 | — | N 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 55 | 10 | 7 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | N 10 | NNE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 89 | 80 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 275 | 275 | 316 | 413 | 413 | 325 | 382 | 596 | 415 | 612 | 602 | 332 | 332 | 379 | 376 | 327 | 376 | 297 | 443 | 443 | 2 |
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