Whitesand Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.89° N 5.30° W

Whitesand Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitesand Bay sea temperature is
16.9° C
0.5° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 12PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
7
1.4
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1
W
6
0.9
WSW
5
1
W
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
262
170
115
82
73
75
82
90
82
66
47
55
88
182
247
355
210
191
145
135
111
113
90
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
NW
25
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
NNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
30
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:19AM3.60m
11:38PM3.59m
11:56AM3.32m
00:18AM3.22m
12:39PM3.04m
Low Tide
5:26PM0.69m
5:50AM0.89m
6:03PM0.99m
6:27AM1.19m
6:50PM1.29m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:38
8:37
8:35
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
17
17
18
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
16
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
16
14
13
14
13
14
12
13
13
13
14
12
11
12
14
12
10
10
11
11
11
10
9
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