Whitesand Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.89° N 5.30° W

Whitesand Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitesand Bay sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 12PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (16 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
7
1.9
W
7
1.8
W
7
1.8
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.8
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
352
335
300
255
208
260
126
263
432
366
315
297
321
280
255
255
226
170
139
178
378
607
623
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:39AM3.69m
10:58PM3.52m
11:12AM3.41m
11:33PM3.17m
11:50AM3.09m
Low Tide
4:46PM0.66m
5:00AM0.89m
5:20PM0.96m
5:33AM1.19m
6:02PM1.29m
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part cloud
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part cloud
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light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:31
7:30
 mm
2
1
2
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
14
14
15
15
16
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
17
17
Feels °C
6
7
8
9
11
9
8
8
10
7
6
7
7
9
8
8
9
10
8
8
7
11
11
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