Whitesand Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.89° N 5.30° W

Whitesand Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 07 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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whitesand Bay at 10AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (07 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (07 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s

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 16°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
5
1.7
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
W
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.7
WSW
6
2.4
WSW
7
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.1
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
185
197
173
136
107
163
162
173
136
120
22
16
29
181
512
858
1186
1293
1213
669
556
428
Wind (km/h)
40
N
45
N
45
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
40
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
50
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:17AM3.21m
5:36PM3.67m
6:08AM3.53m
6:23PM3.96m
6:49AM3.80m
7:03PM4.16m
Low Tide
11:41AM0.90m
00:17AM0.53m
12:28PM0.60m
00:57AM0.30m
1:07PM0.37m
light rain
rain showers
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clear
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light rain
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7:33
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6:44
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 mm
1
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Temp °C
12
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
14
15
15
16
16
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
4
3
2
3
5
4
3
4
3
5
6
7
7
5
5
7
6
8
8
7
5
4
3
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