Whitley Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, grab a seat. Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for the North East. Straight up, the next 16 days are a proper struggle. We’ve got a long, lean patch ahead of us, so temper those expectations.

The only break on the radar here is Whitley Bay, and it’s an inconsistent spot that’s fairly exposed to the NNE. The water is sitting at 59°, which is about normal for the time of year, so no surprises there.

We start off Monday afternoon the 7th with a tiny 1ft NNE swell pushing in, but it’s got a 16 mph offshore wind behind it. The combined energy is a weak 15, meaning it’s pretty gutless. It’s a clean wave, but there’s just nothing to work with.

Tuesday the 8th looks even worse, with the swell dropping off to 0.7ft and then 0.3ft during the day. The wind swings around and gets a bit wild, but frankly, it’s all poor surf conditions.

We get a little spike on Wednesday the 9th. The morning sees a 4ft swell from the NNE, with a short period of 7 seconds and a moderate energy level of 191. The wind is cross-shore, so it’s a bit lumpy. The afternoon is where it gets interesting for a moment. The swell drops to 4ft, but the wind goes completely glassy. That’s the cleanest conditions we’ll see all week, but the waves are still described as “surfable but very ordinary.” For a beginner looking for a small, clean paddle, this might be your window. The crowd factor is “sometimes,” so you might have a few mates out, but it won’t be a circus.

After that, it’s a long, slow slide into nothing. From Thursday the 10th right through to the end of the period on the 22nd of September, the swell just starves. We’re talking 2ft down to 0.3ft, and the combined energy barely reaches double digits. The wind is often offshore or clean, but it doesn’t matter when there’s no power in the water. The swell period gets very long on the 13th and 16th, hitting 14 and 15 seconds, but that’s just a long period pulse with no height to back it up. It’s a heartbreaking sight for a point break hunter, but at a beach break like Whitley Bay, it’s just a flat, clean lake.

Honestly, if you’re desperate for a wet session, the glassy window on Wednesday afternoon the 9th is the only thing worth looking at. The rest of the outlook is a write-off for a surfboard. With these small, gutless swells and clean conditions, this setup looks more interesting for a kite than a paddle.

Rusty out.

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