Whitesand Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.89° N 5.30° W

Whitesand Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitesand Bay sea temperature is
15.7°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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 11AM is: 5.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Oct)15ft (4.5m)8s
Evening (23 Oct)11ft (3.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
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)
2.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
14
5
W
8
4.5
WNW
8
4
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
2.4
W
10
2.1
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
10
2.5
SW
7
4
SW
9
5
WSW
10
5.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
11
4.5
W
11
4.5
W
11
4
W
11
3.5
W
10
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1390
4749
3380
2622
2147
1718
1161
1070
736
660
677
2384
5242
7628
7254
6533
5937
5118
4182
3633
2599
1839
1461
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
80
NW
75
NW
70
NW
65
NW
55
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
40
W
45
SW
50
SSW
70
SSW
70
WSW
60
W
60
W
65
W
65
W
65
WNW
65
WNW
55
W
50
W
40
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:44AM3.29m
5:56PM3.65m
6:20AM3.62m
6:33PM3.95m
6:56AM3.92m
7:11PM4.19m
Low Tide
11:58AM0.85m
00:24AM0.54m
12:35PM0.56m
00:58AM0.28m
1:11PM0.31m
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clear
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7:02
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6:08
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 mm
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5
5
1
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1
4
5
6
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Temp °C
13
10
9
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
14
16
15
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
11
-6
-7
-5
-4
-2
1
3
4
3
2
1
4
4
-1
-2
-4
-4
-3
0
1
4
5
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