Whitesand Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.89° N 5.30° W

Whitesand Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitesand Bay sea temperature is
16.0°C
2.2° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 3PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (18 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (18 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, near gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
1.5
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
33
19
19
19
20
20
24
21
50
43
38
37
39
58
58
70
48
31
49
111
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
35
ENE
30
ESE
40
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
25
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSW
35
S
40
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:11PM2.91m
00:47AM2.60m
1:30PM2.74m
2:27AM2.50m
3:13PM2.78m
Low Tide
6:45PM1.52m
7:06AM1.62m
8:36PM1.60m
9:02AM1.63m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
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7:48
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7:50
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7:52
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6:22
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6:20
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6:16
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1
2
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1
Temp °C
9
10
11
12
12
12
11
10
10
12
14
13
13
13
12
11
12
13
13
14
13
Feels °C
4
5
5
6
6
5
4
3
3
5
5
5
6
7
8
7
9
9
7
7
5
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