Whitesand Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.89° N 5.30° W

Whitesand Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitesand Bay sea temperature is
15.9°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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 1AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)16ft (5.0m)13s
Afternoon (23 Oct)15ft (4.5m)8s
Evening (23 Oct)11ft (3.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
4
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)
1.7
WSW
9
1.5
SW
9
1.3
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
8
3
SW
11
3.5
SW
15
5
W
13
4.5
WNW
8
4.5
WNW
8
4
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
8
2.5
W
10
2.2
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
9
2.5
SW
7
4
SW
9
5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
497
357
159
536
1868
5740
9129
3022
2637
2127
1530
1158
842
736
748
2438
5642
8147
8311
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
50
SE
50
ESE
30
SE
15
NNE
85
NW
80
NW
70
NW
70
NW
60
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
40
SW
60
SSW
65
SSW
70
WSW
60
W
65
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
5:16PM3.32m
5:44AM3.29m
5:56PM3.65m
6:20AM3.62m
6:33PM3.95m
Low Tide
11:48PM0.84m
11:58AM0.85m
00:24AM0.54m
12:35PM0.56m
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
mod rain
cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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7:58
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8:00
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6:13
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6:10
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6:08
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 mm
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1
10
3
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4
6
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1
3
6
5
1
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Temp °C
13
13
13
14
13
9
9
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
14
16
15
12
Feels °C
7
4
4
8
10
-8
-8
-6
-4
-2
1
3
4
4
2
2
4
4
-1
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