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Whitley Bay Surf Photo: 'Whitley Bay' by Ste McMahon

Lat Long: 55.05° N 1.44° W

Issued: 6 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whitley Bay sea temperature is

12.8° C

Normal for this time of year

Whitley Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	WSW	WSW	NNW	N
	5 s	off	5 s	9 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 March at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whitley Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SW	WSW	N	NNW
	4 s	off	4 s	13 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 March at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whitley Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W	WSW	N	NNW
	4 s	cross- off	4 s	13 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 March at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whitley Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	W	W	N	NNW
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 March at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whitley Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	NW	WNW	N	NNW
	12 s	cross- off	5 s	12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 March at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whitley Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	NNW	NW	N	SSE
	12 s	cross	4 s	12 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 March at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whitley Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	NW	WNW	N
	12 s	glass	3 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 March at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whitley Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	WNW	WNW	N
	12 s	cross- off	3 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 March at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whitley Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	W		N
	11 s	glass		11 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 March at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whitley Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	W		N
	11 s	cross- off		11 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 March at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whitley Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	SW		N
	11 s	off		11 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 March at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whitley Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	SSW		N
	11 s	off		11 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 March at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whitley Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	WSW	WSW	N
	11 s	cross- off	3 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 March at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whitley Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	WSW	WSW	N
	11 s	off	4 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 March at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whitley Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	WSW	WSW	N
	11 s	cross- off	4 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 March at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whitley Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	W	W	N
	11 s	cross- off	4 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 March at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whitley Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	W	W	N	SSE
	11 s	cross- off	4 s	11 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 March at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whitley Bay around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 16 minutes after low water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 2.3m (7.6 ft). Range 5.51m (18.1 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Whitley Bay Surf Photo: 'Whitley Bay' by Ste McMahon

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User: Ste McMahon (1 photo)

Country: United Kingdom (987 photos)

Photo taken at: 3:06 pm 18 Mar 2017