Whitesand Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.89° N 5.30° W

Whitesand Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitesand Bay sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.0° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 12PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (17 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (17 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
7
2.1
W
7
2
W
7
2
W
7
2
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
7
2.3
WSW
7
2.3
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
489
465
422
399
377
341
338
254
226
163
149
201
440
607
588
604
607
623
587
439
344
320
277
Wind (km/h)
40
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
40
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
50
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
45
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:12AM3.41m
11:33PM3.17m
11:50AM3.09m
00:17AM2.83m
12:43PM2.80m
Low Tide
5:20PM0.96m
5:33AM1.19m
6:02PM1.29m
6:19AM1.48m
7:12PM1.58m
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:31
7:30
7:27
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
15
15
15
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
17
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
10
6
8
7
7
9
8
8
8
10
8
7
7
10
9
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
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