Whitesand Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.89° N 5.30° W

Whitesand Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitesand Bay sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.3° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (24 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
11
0.4
WSW
8
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
19
0.7
W
17
1.1
W
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.3
W
15
1.1
W
15
1.1
WSW
14
1
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
21
19
10
13
10
13
119
293
620
739
711
530
521
366
350
256
240
232
217
265
90
100
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
10
W
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:26AM3.30m
6:39PM3.70m
6:58AM3.61m
7:11PM4.00m
7:29AM3.89m
7:43PM4.24m
Low Tide
12:39PM0.78m
1:05AM0.54m
1:12PM0.50m
1:36AM0.28m
1:43PM0.28m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:13
7:10
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
14
14
13
12
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
10
11
10
11
13
13
14
12
15
15
11
11
9
9
10
11
11
10
12
12
11
12
11
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