Whitesand Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.89° N 5.30° W

Whitesand Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whitesand Bay sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.8° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 9AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (12 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (12 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
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)
1
WSW
8
1.2
SW
8
1.4
SW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
7
2
WSW
7
2
WSW
7
2
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.3
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
192
128
238
335
412
423
394
285
217
191
168
140
203
158
158
154
165
194
161
165
109
95
124
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
35
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:26AM4.16m
8:42PM4.49m
9:00AM4.18m
9:17PM4.38m
9:34AM4.10m
9:51PM4.16m
Low Tide
2:33AM-0.03m
2:40PM0.04m
3:05AM0.00m
3:12PM0.07m
3:35AM0.13m
3:44PM0.19m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:42
7:38
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
10
9
9
9
11
12
13
13
15
15
15
17
17
16
16
15
17
18
17
15
16
15
14
13
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