Whitesand Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.89° N 5.30° W

Whitesand Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitesand Bay sea temperature is
16.3°C
2.1° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 8PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (12 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (12 Oct)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
12
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
11
2
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.5
SW
7
3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.9
SW
10
2
SW
10
2.2
SW
6
2.4
SW
7
2.4
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
995
1026
1216
1164
932
1100
556
1005
1159
1348
1247
1042
815
697
635
576
652
742
363
526
612
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:32AM4.15m
8:49PM4.16m
9:04AM4.08m
9:21PM3.97m
9:35AM3.93m
9:54PM3.73m
Low Tide
2:45PM0.17m
3:00AM0.27m
3:15PM0.27m
3:27AM0.44m
3:45PM0.45m
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cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:39
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6:31
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
15
15
15
14
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
14
13
11
11
12
10
10
8
8
8
7
9
10
10
9
8
9
8
8
8
8
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