Whitburn Sands

Sunderland, United Kingdom

Sand

Right now

Conditions at 4:00 AM British Summer Time.

Poor

Ankle-high (0.6 m) at 7 s, heading toward SSW, with moderate cross-shore wind toward NNE.

Swell

0.6 m

SSW

7 s

Wind

19 km/h

NNE

Cross-shore

Tide

2.7 m

Rising

Weather

14 °C

Light drizzle

16 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Thursday, September 17, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Poor

0.6 m · 6 s

SSW

16 km/h · 29 km/h gusts

NNE

Cross-shore

1.6 m

Light drizzle · 13 °C

1 AM

Poor

0.6 m · 7 s

SSW

17 km/h · 31 km/h gusts

N

Cross-shore

1.4 m

Overcast · 13 °C

2 AM

Poor

0.6 m · 7 s

SSW

16 km/h · 29 km/h gusts

N

Cross-shore

1.5 m

Overcast · 13 °C

3 AM

Poor

0.6 m · 7 s

SSW

17 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

NNE

Cross-shore

2 m

Overcast · 13 °C

4 AM

Poor

0.6 m · 7 s

SSW

19 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

NNE

Cross-shore

2.7 m

Light drizzle · 14 °C

5 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 7 s

SSW

11 km/h · 20 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

3.5 m

Overcast · 14 °C

6 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 7 s

SSW

11 km/h · 19 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

4.1 m

Overcast · 15 °C

7 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 7 s

SSW

13 km/h · 22 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

4.4 m

Partly cloudy · 14 °C

8 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 7 s

SSW

16 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

4.4 m

Clear · 14 °C

9 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 7 s

SSW

25 km/h · 42 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

4 m

Clear · 14 °C

10 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 7 s

SSW

26 km/h · 44 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

3.4 m

Clear · 15 °C

11 AM

Fair

0.4 m · 7 s

SSW

22 km/h · 38 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

2.7 m

Mostly clear · 16 °C

12 PM

Fair

0.4 m · 7 s

S

24 km/h · 41 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

2.2 m

Partly cloudy · 16 °C

1 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 7 s

S

27 km/h · 46 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

1.9 m

Partly cloudy · 17 °C

2 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 7 s

S

26 km/h · 45 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

1.9 m

Light drizzle · 17 °C

3 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 7 s

S

26 km/h · 45 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

2.2 m

Overcast · 17 °C

4 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 7 s

S

30 km/h · 53 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

2.8 m

Overcast · 16 °C

5 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 7 s

S

30 km/h · 52 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

3.4 m

Overcast · 15 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 7 s

S

25 km/h · 43 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

4 m

Mostly clear · 15 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 7 s

S

28 km/h · 48 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

4.3 m

Partly cloudy · 14 °C

8 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 7 s

S

25 km/h · 43 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

4.3 m

Clear · 14 °C

9 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 6 s

S

26 km/h · 44 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

4.1 m

Clear · 13 °C

10 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 6 s

SSW

24 km/h · 41 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

3.6 m

Overcast · 13 °C

11 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 6 s

S

25 km/h · 43 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

2.9 m

Mostly clear · 13 °C

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