Whitesand Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.89° N 5.30° W

Whitesand Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitesand Bay sea temperature is
16.9°C
0.7° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 7AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 26). An 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 (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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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)
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
W
7
0.3
SW
8
1.3
SW
5
1.7
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.6
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
26
24
15
14
10
5
5
5
5
5
4
10
71
177
165
145
202
245
244
189
169
147
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
S
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
15
WNW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:56AM3.28m
7:12PM3.65m
7:29AM3.53m
7:44PM3.93m
8:00AM3.75m
8:15PM4.15m
Low Tide
1:04AM0.89m
1:11PM0.79m
1:38AM0.63m
1:44PM0.54m
2:09AM0.40m
2:14PM0.35m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:24
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8:22
8:20
8:17
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1
3
7
6
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
13
16
15
16
16
19
17
17
17
18
16
14
17
14
14
14
15
14
12
11
16
16
14
13
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