Whitley Bay (Beach) (North Tyneside) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.

Waves

Risk of rip currents

Rip currents can occur on any beach but this beach has a greater risk of rips. Take care in the water.

What to do if you get caught in a rip (RNLI)



Forecast days

Sunny intervals changing to light rain by lunchtime.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

Tide: Next high tide (3.8m) at

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    7 day forecast for Whitley Bay (Beach)

    Today (1 September 2025)
    Time
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    50%
    80%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed
    S
    18
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    18
    S
    18
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    34
    34
    33
    32
    31
    29
    27
    26
    27
    28
    26
    23
    23
    23
    23
    23
    Visibility
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    82%
    78%
    75%
    73%
    72%
    73%
    71%
    73%
    66%
    62%
    62%
    66%
    70%
    75%
    77%
    79%
    UV 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    11
    10
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (2 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    S
    10
    S
    10
    S
    9
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    8
    SE
    8
    SE
    7
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    5
    SSE
    5
    S
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    21
    20
    20
    20
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    21
    21
    22
    21
    21
    21
    18
    18
    15
    14
    13
    11
    9
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    82%
    75%
    67%
    60%
    55%
    53%
    51%
    52%
    54%
    60%
    67%
    68%
    71%
    74%
    77%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    7
    6
    5
    5
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (3 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    50%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    4
    S
    4
    S
    5
    SSE
    7
    SE
    9
    SE
    12
    S
    12
    SW
    11
    WSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    8
    8
    12
    15
    15
    19
    17
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    Humidity
    82%
    84%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    4
    5
    6
    7
    11
    12
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    0.5
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.4
    0.6
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    5
    5
    6
    7
    6
    6
    7
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (4 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    12°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    11°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    WSW
    11
    SW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    19
    21
    24
    24
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    86%
    72%
    67%
    61%
    67%
    78%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    8
    10
    12
    13
    11
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.5
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (5 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    11°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    12°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    11
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    12
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    24
    27
    29
    26
    18
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    84%
    68%
    57%
    57%
    64%
    76%
    UV - - 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    14
    15
    15
    12
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    8
    7
    2
    2
    2
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (6 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    17°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    12°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    8
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    12
    S
    15
    S
    15
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    19
    23
    25
    24
    22
    21
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    85%
    87%
    80%
    71%
    67%
    73%
    79%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    9
    12
    15
    15
    13
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.8
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    3
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (7 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    15°
    14°
    17°
    19°
    19°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    10
    S
    9
    S
    8
    S
    12
    S
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    10
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    16
    19
    23
    24
    21
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    83%
    86%
    87%
    79%
    66%
    63%
    66%
    76%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 3.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 3.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 3.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 1 September

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 3.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 3.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 3.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 3.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 2 September

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 3.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 3.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 3.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 3.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 3 September

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 3.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 3.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 3.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 3.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 4 September

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 3.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 3.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 3.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 3.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 5 September

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 3.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 3.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 3.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 3.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 6 September

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 3.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 3.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 3.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 3.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 7 September

    Tide times and heights are from River Tyne (North Shields) tidal station which is 3.3 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    North East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Sunny spells and occasional heavy showers. Gusty winds.

    Today:

    Sunny spells but also a fair amount of cloud, along with occasional showers. These heavy and blustery at times, especially through the afternoon. The odd rumble of thunder cannot be ruled out. Windy with occasional strong gusts. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Tonight:

    Showers will continue through the evening, but gradually becoming more isolated with eastern parts mainly dry by the early hours of Tuesday. Winds easing inland, but staying breezy along coasts. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Mostly fine start, with sunny spells and just a few showers. Increasing chance of showers through the day, heavy at times, although these not as frequent as on Monday. Breezy. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Windy, with rain, heavy at times, spreading northeast Wednesday morning, clearing to heavy, potentially thundery showers. Further heavy showers Thursday, but also some brighter intervals. Drier Friday with sunny spells.

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