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 experts: 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 expert 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.

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Hartley Reef2.7 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft56 kJ

4 ft99 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

5 ft188 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

4 ft66 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Hartley Reef, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, too small	3 ft6 smushy	56kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	4 ft5 smushy	99kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	6, too small	4 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 14 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	29, too small	5 ft6 smushy	188kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	1 ft5 smushy	9kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	4 ft5 smushy	66kJ	wind from the west, 20 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	3 ft5 smushy	38kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots, offshore	10°C

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

3 ft102 kJ

5 ft107 kJ

4 ft84 kJ

5 ft169 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

4 ft73 kJ

3 ft32 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Roker pier, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	102kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	5 ft5 smushy	107kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	4 ft6 smushy	84kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	27, too small	5 ft6 smushy	169kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	4 ft5 smushy	73kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	3 ft5 smushy	32kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots, offshore	9°C

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

3 ft102 kJ

5 ft107 kJ

4 ft84 kJ

5 ft169 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

4 ft73 kJ

3 ft32 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Seaburn, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	102kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	5 ft5 smushy	107kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	4 ft6 smushy	84kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	27, too small	5 ft6 smushy	169kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	12°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	4 ft5 smushy	73kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft5 smushy	32kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots, offshore	9°C

Blyth Beach10.3 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Blyth

3 ft56 kJ

4 ft99 kJ

4 ft121 kJ

5 ft188 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

4 ft66 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Blyth Beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	3 ft6 smushy	56kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	10, too small	4 ft5 smushy	99kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	6, too small	4 ft6 smushy	121kJ	wind from the south-east, 20 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	26, too small	5 ft6 smushy	188kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	1 ft5 smushy	9kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	4 ft5 smushy	66kJ	wind from the west, 22 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	3 ft5 smushy	38kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots, offshore	10°C

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

3 ft62 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

4 ft68 kJ

4 ft131 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

3 ft43 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at South Shields, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	12, too small	3 ft6 smushy	62kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	4 ft5 smushy	83kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	4 ft5 smushy	68kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	4 ft6 smushy	131kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	1 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	3 ft5 smushy	43kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	2 ft5 smushy	26kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots, offshore	10°C

Black Middens3.6 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Tynemouth

3 ft62 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

4 ft68 kJ

4 ft131 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

4 ft64 kJ

3 ft33 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Black Middens, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	11, too small	3 ft6 smushy	62kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	4 ft5 smushy	83kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	4 ft5 smushy	68kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	4 ft6 smushy	131kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	1 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	4 ft5 smushy	64kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft5 smushy	33kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots, offshore	10°C

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

3 ft62 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

4 ft68 kJ

4 ft131 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

4 ft64 kJ

3 ft33 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Tynemouth (Longsands), each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	12, too small	3 ft6 smushy	62kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	4 ft5 smushy	83kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	4 ft5 smushy	68kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	4 ft6 smushy	131kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	1 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	4 ft5 smushy	64kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	3 ft5 smushy	33kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots, offshore	10°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