Whitesand Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.89° N 5.30° W

Whitesand Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitesand Bay sea temperature is
16.5° C
0.4° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 9AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.9
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.4
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.6
SW
6
1.8
SW
7
2
SW
7
2.1
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
7
2
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
90
121
119
119
96
70
69
95
136
211
184
147
155
213
284
407
487
574
572
498
371
295
316
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SW
5
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
WSW
30
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:20PM4.10m
10:38AM3.74m
10:56PM4.00m
11:16AM3.65m
11:36PM3.83m
12:00PM3.50m
Low Tide
4:41AM0.43m
4:44PM0.50m
5:14AM0.53m
5:19PM0.63m
5:51AM0.68m
6:01PM0.81m
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light rain
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:06
9:04
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
19
18
18
18
19
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
15
16
16
17
18
17
Feels °C
16
14
13
15
14
16
18
17
15
15
17
16
15
12
13
12
12
10
9
10
9
10
11
10
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