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Whitley Sands

North East, England, United Kingdom

Whitley Sands 3 photos

  • The beach, Whitley Bay Taken at about 3.00pm, but very grey, damp and drizzly

    The beach, Whitley Bay Taken at about 3.00pm, but very grey, damp and drizzly. hayley green, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Waves breaking, Whitley Bay Taken from in front of the Rendezvous café on the promenade. Very calm and quiet sea and not lots of people around, mainly because the weather was pretty damp and drizzly.

    Waves breaking, Whitley Bay Taken from in front of the Rendezvous café on the promenade. Very calm and quiet sea and not lots of people around, mainly because the weather was pretty damp and drizzly.. hayley green, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Remains of a sewage discharge pipe from Whitley Bay beach, the sea was very calm and the fog horn sounding

    Remains of a sewage discharge pipe from Whitley Bay beach, the sea was very calm and the fog horn sounding. hayley green, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:48 pm
8 am
1.0
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
Now
1.3
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.1
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.6
23 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
11°C51°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
2817 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
5232 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
100%
Sunset
5:48 pm
Today
1.0Poor8 am2817
1.3PoorNow2817
1.1Poor10 am3220
1.6Poor11 am2315
1.4Poor12 pm2616
2.0Poor1 pm1811
2.2Poor2 pm1811
2.5Poor3 pm1710
2.7Poor4 pm1610
2.5Poor5 pm1912
Sat
4.0Fair8 am149
4.2Fair9 am138
4.3Fair10 am106
3.5Poor11 am159
2.7Poor12 pm1710
1.7Poor1 pm2415
1.4Poor2 pm2616
1.2Poor3 pm3421
1.1Poor4 pm3421
1.1Poor5 pm3622
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 8 pm, -1.8 m. High at 2 am, 1.5 m. Low at 8 am, -2.2 mHigh 2 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 8 pm, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 2 am, 1.5 m5 ftLow 8 am, -2.2 m7 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • High 2 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -1.8 m6 ft
  • High 2 am, 1.5 m5 ft
  • Low 8 am, -2.2 m7 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 79 km/h49 mph, rain 41%
  • Mon5.7 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 63%
  • Tue3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 58 km/h36 mph, rain 41%
  • Wed5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 240 m800 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms180 m580 ft away
  • Drinking water180 m580 ft away
  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 210 m690 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink38 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
250 m810 ftThe Links - Leisure Pool
Nearest town
1.3 km0.8 miWhitley Bay (town)
Nearest airport
16 km10 miNewcastle International Airport (NCL)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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