Whitecliff Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.67° N 1.10° W

Whitecliff Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitecliff Bay sea temperature is
20.8°C
3.8° 

Whitecliff Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whitecliff Bay today (29 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitecliff Bay at 12PM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)--
Afternoon (29 Aug)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (29 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Whitecliff Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.7
SSW
5
2.1
SW
6
3
SW
7
3.5
SW
9
3.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.4
SW
9
0.8
WSW
8
1.7
SW
6
2.1
WSW
7
3
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
185
0
0
317
956
1800
1755
1020
638
449
323
309
96
0
394
853
859
715
512
325
405
100
333
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SSW
45
S
50
SSW
55
SW
45
WSW
45
W
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
40
W
35
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:00PM3.80m
1:09AM3.77m
1:33PM3.87m
1:44AM3.79m
2:07PM3.86m
Low Tide
6:07AM0.13m
6:24PM0.32m
6:39AM0.04m
6:57PM0.25m
7:12AM0.03m
7:31PM0.25m
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:54
7:52
 mm
4
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
18
18
17
20
19
19
18
17
17
18
18
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
17
19
18
16
Feels °C
14
13
10
13
10
12
11
11
13
15
13
14
13
13
11
9
10
10
10
11
13
12
13
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