Whitesand Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.89° N 5.30° W

Whitesand Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitesand Bay sea temperature is
17.0° 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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 5PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (10 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (10 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
W
13
0.2
W
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
W
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
14
14
10
7
7
6
6
6
4
4
12
26
40
59
80
77
100
92
96
119
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
E
15
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
0
S
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
NNE
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:57PM3.59m
6:30AM3.57m
6:54PM3.96m
7:22AM3.83m
7:42PM4.27m
Low Tide
12:00PM0.90m
00:38AM0.64m
12:57PM0.60m
1:31AM0.32m
1:44PM0.34m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:54
8:52
8:51
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
17
20
22
22
21
21
20
19
21
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
12
10
10
11
11
13
15
13
12
16
20
21
21
21
18
16
18
21
17
18
19
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