Whitesand Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.89° N 5.30° W

Whitesand Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whitesand Bay sea temperature is
16.5°C
2.1° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 7AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (08 Oct)5ft (1.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.8
WSW
6
2.3
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.3
W
8
2.3
W
7
2.2
W
7
2.2
W
7
1.9
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.4
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
W
6
1
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
173
159
111
21
15
33
207
461
639
689
1186
1108
812
692
539
440
414
302
228
158
140
125
72
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
25
W
25
WSW
40
SW
50
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
30
WNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:08AM3.53m
6:23PM3.96m
6:49AM3.80m
7:03PM4.16m
7:25AM4.00m
7:40PM4.27m
Low Tide
00:17AM0.53m
12:28PM0.60m
00:57AM0.30m
1:07PM0.37m
1:32AM0.16m
1:42PM0.22m
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Temp °C
12
12
11
11
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11
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14
16
16
16
16
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13
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12
12
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14
Feels °C
3
4
4
6
7
6
6
5
9
8
8
8
7
7
5
3
3
4
3
4
5
6
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8
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