Whitesand Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.89° N 5.30° W

Whitesand Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitesand Bay sea temperature is
16.2°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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 1PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (16 Oct)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
965
800
677
557
557
452
380
303
246
196
176
128
126
93
91
59
57
35
34
33
19
19
19
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:41AM3.46m
11:02PM3.14m
11:20AM3.18m
11:45PM2.84m
12:11PM2.91m
Low Tide
4:52PM0.96m
5:00AM1.16m
5:36PM1.26m
5:46AM1.42m
6:45PM1.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
7
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
8
8
8
6
7
6
5
6
7
6
5
7
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