Whitley Bay, UK

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About Whitley Bay

Whitley Bay is a town in North Tyneside, United Kingdom. From Whitley Bay you can reach 7 surf spots. The nearest is Tynemouth (Longsands), a surf spot 2.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 50 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is NCL, 16 km away.

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Staying in Whitley Bay

50 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: NCL, 16 km, MME, 59 km, LBA, 132 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Whitley Bay.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 6 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Whitley Bay too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

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Sun 25

Blyth Beach10.3 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Blyth

5 ft107 kJ

4 ft106 kJ

4 ft97 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

4 ft63 kJ

3 ft49 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Blyth Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	5 ft5 smushy	107kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	16, poor	4 ft6 smushy	106kJ	wind from the south-east, 20 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	47, fair	4 ft6 smushy	97kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	61, good	4 ft5 smushy	63kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	27, poor	3 ft6 smushy	49kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots, offshore	11°C
Sun 25Oct	10, too small	1 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 22 knots, offshore	11°C

Hartley Reef2.7 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft107 kJ

4 ft93 kJ

4 ft97 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

4 ft84 kJ

3 ft59 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hartley Reef, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	25, poor	5 ft5 smushy	107kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	16, poor	4 ft6 smushy	93kJ	wind from the south-east, 15 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	50, good	4 ft6 smushy	97kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	61, good	4 ft6 smushy	84kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	3 ft6 smushy	59kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots, offshore	11°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	1 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 19 knots, offshore	11°C

Seaburn12.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Sunderland, 3 km

5 ft107 kJ

4 ft128 kJ

4 ft99 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

3 ft70 kJ

3 ft42 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Seaburn, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	5 ft5 smushy	107kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	30, poor	4 ft6 smushy	128kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	52, good	4 ft6 smushy	99kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	1 ft6 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	58, good	3 ft6 smushy	70kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	34, too small	3 ft6 smushy	42kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots, offshore	10°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	1 ft6 smushy	12kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots, offshore	12°C

Roker pier14.4 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Sunderland, 1 km

5 ft107 kJ

4 ft128 kJ

4 ft80 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

3 ft70 kJ

3 ft42 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Roker pier, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	5 ft5 smushy	107kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	30, poor	4 ft6 smushy	128kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	4 ft6 smushy	80kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	1 ft6 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	57, good	3 ft6 smushy	70kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	3 ft6 smushy	42kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots, offshore	10°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	1 ft6 smushy	12kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots, offshore	12°C

Black Middens3.6 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Tynemouth

4 ft88 kJ

4 ft70 kJ

4 ft98 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

3 ft53 kJ

3 ft51 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Black Middens, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	4 ft5 smushy	88kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	24, poor	4 ft5 smushy	70kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	4 ft6 smushy	98kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	1 ft6 smushy	9kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	55, good	3 ft5 smushy	53kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	3 ft6 smushy	51kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots, offshore	10°C
Sun 25Oct	12, too small	1 ft7 smushy	12kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots, offshore	11°C

Tynemouth (Longsands)2.2 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Tynemouth

4 ft88 kJ

4 ft70 kJ

4 ft98 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

3 ft49 kJ

3 ft43 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tynemouth (Longsands), each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	4 ft5 smushy	88kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	24, poor	4 ft5 smushy	70kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	4 ft6 smushy	98kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	1 ft6 smushy	9kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	54, good	3 ft5 smushy	49kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	30, too small	3 ft6 smushy	43kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	10°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	1 ft7 smushy	12kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots, offshore	11°C

South Shields4.9 kmabout 10 min by carStays in South Shields

4 ft88 kJ

4 ft111 kJ

4 ft98 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

3 ft49 kJ

3 ft43 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at South Shields, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	30, poor	4 ft5 smushy	88kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	4 ft7 smushy	111kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	4 ft6 smushy	98kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	1 ft6 smushy	9kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	44, fair	3 ft5 smushy	49kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	28, too small	3 ft6 smushy	43kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots	10°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	1 ft7 smushy	12kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots, offshore	11°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Whitley Bay, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Whitley Bay

Arcade Fish RestaurantSeafood · in the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Feb 2026
Arrows BeirutLebanese · 0.1 km from the centre
Bangkok PalaceThai · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 1 of 5, Mar 2026
Eat CleanHealth food · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Mar 2026
PIZZA RebelsPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
SambucaItalian · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Nov 2025

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits