Whitesand Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.89° N 5.30° W

Whitesand Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitesand Bay sea temperature is
16.2° C
0.6° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 7PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.1
SW
13
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
1.2
N
5
1.3
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
33
21
12
11
10
16
17
12
16
16
16
9
14
7
17
22
23
32
65
100
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
30
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:06AM4.03m
9:27PM4.47m
9:51AM3.97m
10:11PM4.41m
10:35AM3.84m
Low Tide
3:24PM0.18m
4:00AM0.06m
4:06PM0.22m
4:43AM0.17m
4:47PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:32
9:31
9:30
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
21
21
20
20
20
17
17
17
18
20
20
19
16
14
14
13
14
15
16
Feels °C
20
19
17
16
16
16
16
13
14
14
14
16
15
13
12
9
9
8
9
9
11
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