Whitesand Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.89° N 5.30° W

Whitesand Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitesand Bay sea temperature is
17.0° C
0.6° 

Whitesand 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 Whitesand Bay today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 2AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.5
W
4
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
18
19
19
19
11
11
10
5
13
13
13
12
25
25
19
8
12
40
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
15
W
20
SW
20
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:46PM4.47m
10:06AM4.01m
10:24PM4.26m
10:42AM3.83m
Low Tide
3:41PM0.09m
4:11AM0.10m
4:16PM0.22m
4:45AM0.31m
4:51PM0.43m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:43
8:40
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
19
18
16
15
16
17
17
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
13
15
16
18
18
14
14
14
14
14
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