Whitesand Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.89° N 5.30° W

Whitesand Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitesand Bay sea temperature is
16.7°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 3AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
1.8
WNW
6
1.2
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
1
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.8
SW
6
2.3
SW
7
2.4
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
143
206
167
116
92
73
54
51
72
43
96
236
529
753
759
630
459
381
280
227
190
150
105
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
NW
10
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:24AM3.54m
6:43PM4.00m
7:09AM3.83m
7:26PM4.30m
7:49AM4.04m
8:05PM4.46m
Low Tide
00:34AM0.57m
12:47PM0.58m
1:19AM0.26m
1:29PM0.31m
1:58AM0.06m
2:06PM0.12m
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:46
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:47
7:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
13
13
14
15
15
16
16
16
17
16
17
18
18
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
7
7
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
13
15
15
13
12
11
12
13
13
13
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