Whitesand Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.89° N 5.30° W

Whitesand Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitesand Bay sea temperature is
17.1° C
0.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 9PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)--
Afternoon (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
1
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.7
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
121
119
119
121
135
143
140
137
137
96
126
65
64
62
79
54
68
21
Wind (km/h)
0
NNW
5
N
5
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:42PM4.27m
8:07AM4.01m
8:26PM4.48m
8:49AM4.11m
9:07PM4.55m
Low Tide
1:44PM0.34m
2:17AM0.08m
2:26PM0.15m
2:58AM-0.03m
3:05PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:51
8:49
8:46
 mm
Temp °C
25
24
23
22
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
25
24
23
22
21
21
21
20
21
19
19
18
19
18
18
16
15
15
14
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