Whitesand Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.89° N 5.30° W

Whitesand Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitesand Bay sea temperature is
17.4°C
1.2° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 11AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (31 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
2.4
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.8
SW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1.1
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.7
SW
6
1.9
SW
7
1.8
SW
7
1.7
SW
7
1.8
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
897
734
612
625
575
472
351
242
68
45
46
47
36
35
45
49
69
107
219
335
330
309
352
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
45
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
30
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:36AM4.06m
9:53PM4.29m
10:11AM4.01m
10:29PM4.13m
10:49AM3.86m
Low Tide
3:45PM0.20m
4:09AM0.23m
4:17PM0.30m
4:41AM0.40m
4:53PM0.49m
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:08
8:07
 mm
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
8
6
7
9
11
12
13
14
13
12
13
14
14
14
13
14
15
12
10
13
14
12
13
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