Whitesand Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.89° N 5.30° W

Whitesand Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitesand Bay sea temperature is
16.8°C
2.3° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 9AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.9
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.5
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
0.8
WNW
5
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
1.2
WSW
5
2.1
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
18
13
16
16
16
34
77
134
133
160
126
131
90
133
126
115
104
33
13
13
59
338
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
NNW
25
NNE
30
N
35
NNE
40
N
45
N
45
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
45
SW
50
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:06AM2.93m
4:35PM3.34m
5:17AM3.21m
5:36PM3.67m
6:08AM3.53m
6:23PM3.96m
Low Tide
10:40AM1.21m
11:27PM0.83m
11:41AM0.90m
00:17AM0.53m
12:28PM0.60m
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1
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
12
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
15
Feels °C
14
15
14
15
14
10
8
6
4
4
3
3
5
4
3
4
4
5
6
7
6
5
7
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