Whitesand Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.89° N 5.30° W

Whitesand Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitesand Bay sea temperature is
16.3° 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 6PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
0.3
SW
6
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.1
SW
13
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
21
1
N
6
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.4
NNW
5
0.5
N
4
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
16
16
16
7
10
7
17
22
32
32
5
18
61
5
5
5
7
15
15
15
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
35
N
30
N
25
NNE
20
ENE
10
E
5
NE
10
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:51AM3.97m
10:11PM4.41m
10:35AM3.84m
10:55PM4.22m
11:18AM3.65m
Low Tide
4:06PM0.22m
4:43AM0.17m
4:47PM0.35m
5:25AM0.37m
5:29PM0.55m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:31
9:30
9:30
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
18
18
18
17
15
13
13
13
14
16
16
18
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
Feels °C
16
14
15
15
14
13
11
8
8
7
8
9
11
14
12
13
15
13
13
12
12
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